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.
Tag: Partnerships
Impact Investing
Big Society Capital Marks a Paradigm Shift
How the UK’s social investment bank will harness entrepreneurship and capital to solve societal problems.
Education
Entrepreneurial Synthesis in Higher Education
How can global communication help students understand the world better and grow as innovators?
Technology & Design
ReCoding Good: Part 7
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Technology & Design
Developing Runways for Technology to Land
Connecting online and on-ground leads to greater impact.
Health
Positioned for Transformation: Expanding the Scope of Health Care
The opportunities and challenges behind addressing the gap between a patient’s medical and social needs.
Socially Responsible Business
Branding a Revolution
Q&A with KoAnn Skrzyniarz of Sustainable Brands.
Economic Development
Can Management Consulting Help Small Firms Grow?
Economic development efforts are best served by testing and refining assumptions about what works.
Business
A Lifeline for Mothers
Merck for Mothers—a 10-year, $500 million initiative—aims to improve the odds for vulnerable women around the globe.
Health
The End of Polio in India
An immense cross-sector partnership is responsible for the immunization success story.