Social Entrepreneurship

Public sector innovators are improving government by replicating the market conditions that have fostered breakthroughs in the private sector.

Philanthropy

The Growth of European Venture Philanthropy

By Leonora Buckland, Lisa Hehenberger, & Michael Hay

Growing numbers of foundations, government agencies, and corporations in Europe are adopting venture philanthropy practices.

Measuring Social Impact

Measuring to Improve vs. Improving Measurement

By Matthew Forti 3

From Skoll World Forum 2013: Will new measurement tools such as “big data” be a big distraction or a big opportunity?

Education

The Power of Technology in Social Innovation Education

By Caroline Jenner

A cross-sector initiative aims to develop 21st-century skills in secondary school students—highlights from a recent survey.

Social Entrepreneurship

Losing Ownership of New Ideas: A Mark of Success

By Lisa Lepson 1

For social entrepreneurs, radically reframing ideas about social change can have a silver lining.

Social Entrepreneurship

A Guide to Scaling Social Innovation

By Hilde Schwab

A new guide offers a framework for credible, realistic policy action that governments can take to turn social entrepreneurship into a major force for innovation.

Podcast

Nonprofits

A Crash Course on Creativity

Featuring Tina Seelig

Stanford Professor Tina Seelig discusses how to unlock creative genius through a set of tools and conditions we each have in our control—our “innovation engine.”