Advocacy
New Rules for a New Social Economy
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United vs. The FEC is a harbinger of great change for the social sector.
Tag: Law
Government
Republican Focus on Planned Parenthood: A 25-Year Trend of Partisan Action
In the excitement of the budget negotiations, a nonprofit organization was again thrust into the national spotlight.
Social Entrepreneurship
A New Type of Hybrid
Social entrepreneurs have taken the hybrid model to a new level, crafting it into a single structure that can operate as both a for-profit and a nonprofit.
Nonprofits
ACORN, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and the Sector’s Challenges in Protecting Itself
There should be greater concern over who is protecting nonprofits that find themselves in situations like that of NPR, which recently lost its federal funding.
Nonprofits & NGOs
“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”
The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.
Education
Economic Influence
Private foundations that finance education in developing countries need to be more transparent in their mission and impact.
Technology & Design
Richard Jefferson
Richard Jefferson believes that biotechnology can be used to benefit the poor and disenfranchised, but only if the R&D process is democratized.
Environment
Manish Bapna
Manish Bapna, managing director of World Resources Institute, is helping China manage its environmental problems.
Education
The Rich Get Richer, Once More
If institutions of higher learning want to maintain their tax-favored status, they should abolish legacy preferences.
Nonprofit Management
The Power of Many
The Tahirih Justice Center multiplies its impact by creatively using pro bono attorneys.