Technology & Design
The Snowden Leaks: Turning the Outside In
Our digital infrastructure is rapidly eroding accepted boundaries that diplomacy, good governance, and politics have relied on for centuries.
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Nonprofits
Is Your Nonprofit the Next NFL?
A new petition attacking the NFL could have far-reaching implications for the nonprofit sector.
Social Entrepreneurship
Eight Social Entrepreneurs Tell Their Personal Stories
SSIR editors select eight books by leading social entrepreneurs about their personal journeys along the path to social change.
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Human Rights
Breakthrough Leadership
The saga of Molly Melching and Tostan, her Africa-based organization, illustrates the power of community-led change.
Technology & Design
Calling for a Triple Bottom Line Design Metric
A fledgling program trains designers to consider the ecological, economic, and social issues shaping the built environment.
Individual Giving
Who Is Responsible for the “Second Disaster”?
An online registry for disaster relief has proved a successful model for avoiding unproductive donations—when will we adopt it?
Civil Society
Beyond Solidarity
Bridge-building is the next essential action for global gender equality.
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Business
Small Business, Big Change: A Microentrepreneur’s Guide to Social Responsibility
Small Business, Big Change offers guidance for socially responsible small businesses seeking to maximize their impact.
Nonprofits
Can a “Like” Save a Life?
A Georgetown University and Waggener Edstrom study sheds new light on the debate surrounding the effectiveness of online influence.
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Tapping the Entrepreneurial Potential of Grassroots Innovation
Instead of treating poor people as a sink of public aid and assistance, we should view them as a source of new ideas and innovations.