Education
A Secret Ingredient for Improving Math Proficiency
Why we need to position math as a fun, approachable subject for kids—plus a promising new tool for doing it.
Tag: Psychology
Measuring Social Impact
Lost in Translation
It’s time for people in the nonprofit community to reclaim the language of nonprofit evaluation.
Civil Society
Big Box Protests Can Be a Big Deal
Community activists have a lot of potential influence on whether large retailers enter a local market.
Individual Giving
Not “Better Than Nothing”
Combining charity with financial gain can seriously tarnish others’ appreciation of altruistic efforts.
Social Entrepreneurship
What I Think About When I Think About Running
Haruki Murakami uses running as a metaphor to describe his journey as a novelist, but the metaphor works equally well for social innovation.
Podcast
Advocacy
The Science Behind Compassion
Dr. James Doty highlights our "compassion deficit" and the need to recognize the societal and individual benefits of altruism.
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Collaboration
Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times
Deepening Community explores four aspects of creating a meaningful community in a modern world.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Achieve Great Things: The Art and Science of Aspirational Narrative
In his 2013 Nonprofit Management Institute talk, Doug Hattaway outlines the components of effective campaigns: an exciting goal, motivational language, and compelling call to action.
Human Rights
The Environmental Movement’s Unfunded Army
Why fostering diversity among senior leadership at environmental organizations is important to the success of the environmental movement.
Foundations
Foundation Learning: The Case for Productive Anxiety
A greater sense of urgency can help foundations better use their strategy and evaluation data to learn, unlearn, and improve.