Socially Responsible Business
Subsidizing Impact
The right formula for creating a socially beneficial enterprise often includes a strong dose of up-front philanthropic support
Tag: Microfinance
Social Entrepreneurship
Quality Distribution for Commercial Success
How an organization distributes a life-improving technology matters more to its commercial success than the product itself.
Nonprofits
Aspiration: A Tool for Transformational Change
Setting aspirational goals can inspire more people to get involved in your cause—and meaningful milestones can keep them engaged.
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.
Impact Investing
Unpacking the Impact in Impact Investing
A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.
Microfinance
Microfinance and Ethics: Three Pivotal Questions
An exploration of questions central to the microfinance debate.
Economic Development
Taking Lessons from Africa’s Youth
Those who want a prosperous future for the continent need to engage—and listen to—its young leaders.
Measuring Social Impact
A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 2
A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.
Measuring Social Impact
A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 1
A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.
Social Entrepreneurship
Early Risks, Big Returns
Reconsidering what’s “investable” in impact investing.