Urban Development
Habitat Builds Out Its Vision
In the aftermath of the US housing crisis, Habitat for Humanity is working to build not just affordable homes, but affordable communities.
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Economic Development
There’s No G-D-P in “A Better Economy”
Shifting the focus away from GDP would lead to real economic progress.
Foundations
Foundations Must Get Serious About Multi-Year Grantmaking
New research on multi-year grants underlines the need for more philanthropic support.
Economic Development
The Value of Informal Enterprise
Informal enterprise is expanding rapidly, raising questions about what we mean when we say “the” economy and how we can better engage with it.
Nonprofit Management
Elderly Care and the Future of Social Innovation
Until successful new models for senior care are developed, all other forms of social innovation will be constricted.
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Socially Responsible Business
Changing Business from the Inside Out
A look at how to steer corporations toward doing good for people and our planet—from the inside.
Technology & Design
The Power and Possibility of Simple Technology
A new study reveals how Minnesota nonprofits are using everyday technology to innovate.
Nonprofit Management
Shared Space Strategies: An Interview with China Brotsky
Q&A with a visionary leader in the national shared spaces movement.
Global Issues
Philanthropy’s New Bottom Line: A More Sustainable Capitalism
It’s time to look at investment and social-ecological resilience—not just as philanthropists and impact investors but as a species.
Nonprofit Management
Reality Time for Human Service Organizations
The recent collapse of Hull House is a reminder that the tectonic shifts underway in the human service sector cannot be avoided.