Foundations
New Florida Legislation: A Slap in the Face to Nonprofit Diversity Advocates
The philanthropic community has no public opposition to a new, ill-advised piece of legislation.
Tag: Transparency
Social Entrepreneurship
The Future of Leadership Development
Leadership must be more inclusive, networked, and collective.
Nonprofit Management
Working Wikily
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
Microfinance
Deception in Microfinance: Is Talk of Mission Just Window Dressing?
Only organizations that place the mission of helping borrowers improve their economic circumstances above profits should be considered microfinance practitioners.
Socially Responsible Business
Radical Transparency Will Change the World
A new counterbalance to corporate power is developing.
Foundations
A Revolution in Foundation Transparency
With a mission to “bring transparency to the world of philanthropy” Glass Pockets offers reports on the transparency of large, well known foundations.
Nonprofit Management
Open Organizations and Thoughts on Transparency
What role does transparency play in philanthropy?
Podcast
Nonprofits & NGOs
Deborah Rhode - Ethics in the Nonprofit Sector
Businesses are not the only organizations rocked by financial scandals. Nonprofits such as the Red Cross, United Way, and many others have been hit as well. In this Stanford Social Innovation Review sponsored audio lecture, Deborah Rhode discusses the need for an ethics upgrade in the nonprofit sector, which by its do-good nature is expected to take the moral high ground. She considers typical pitfalls that nonprofits are vulnerable to, and calls for clearer rules governing transparency and accountability.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Panel Discussion - Skoll World Forum: Empathy and Ethics
Technology has increased the flow of information and made our decision-making more transparent. In this panel discussion on empathy and ethics, Bill Drayton, Mary Gordon, Keith Hammonds, Kirk Hanson, and Jill Vialet consider how empathetic ethics has to begin with individuals and can only then move into the organizations we lead and the societies we serve.
Podcast
Governance
Peter Eigen - Civil Society in Global Governance
How do we look after the global public good in a society where globalized businesses aren't subject to international control? In this audio lecture, Peter Eigen explains civil society organizations' role in creating necessary structures and rules to fill the gaps in current global governance. Suggesting cooperation between academic, business, and social actors, Eigen uses Transparency International's policies as examples in the fight against corruption and environmental abuse.