Fundraising
GOOD Questions About the Jumo Acquisition
In the wake of the announcement of the intent to GOOD to absorb Jumo, questions arise about form, functions, policy, and societal value.
Tag: Social Media
Innovations in online social networks that solve global problems
Education
Student Retention App
A new Facebook app helps incoming freshmen connect—but within the closed community of their college.
Podcast
Global Issues
2011 Stanford Healthcare Summit
Psychologist and innovator Dr. BJ Fogg discusses his model which outlines techniques to stop or decrease behaviors that are unhealthy or start or increase more healthful habits.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Creating Infectious Action
Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.
Economic Development
Antipoverty Apps
mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.
Technology & Design
Tap the Crowd with iStart
Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group?
Technology & Design
Playing Games and Getting Results
A game development initiative brings individuals together to achieve real-world social change.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Connecting Nonprofits
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark tells us about how he started CraigConnects, chose areas to support, and selected nonprofits to focus on.
Nonprofits
Build Trust with Your Community
Building trust with your constituents is the closest you can find to a silver bullet for fundraising. But how do you build trust with constituents?
Intermediaries
Matchmaking for Philanthropists
Foundation Source Access, the new eHarmony for family foundations, gives smaller donors access to a wide variety of innovative funding opportunities.