Socially Responsible Business
Banking on Low-Income Families
The Center for Community Self-Help provides financial services to those who can’t afford to live without them.
Tag: Grassroots Activism
Nonprofit Management
Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact: Part 2
An in-depth review of what it takes to be a backbone organization, and how to evaluate and support its work.
Technology & Design
The New Internet Public
Social networks are bringing new voices to the table and forcing political change in ways previously impossible—a report from the Personal Democracy Forum.
Review
Civic Engagement
Egypt’s No. 1 Net Activist
A riveting memoir by Egyptian revolutionary—and Google marketing executive—Wael Ghonim.
Nonprofit Management
Five Levers for Social Change: Part 5
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Nonprofit Management
Five Levers for Social Change: Part 3
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Technology & Design
Petition Power
Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.
Technology
Open Source for Humanitarian Action
Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.
Fundraising
In Foreign Aid, Nonprofits Could Use Some Disruption
Nonprofits should seek for-profit allies who are interested and invested in their causes—even if they don’t walk into the first meeting with a signed check.
Fundraising
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Deserves Top-Level Focus and Resources
Peer-to-peer communication leverages the personal networks of members to disseminate messages.