Social Enterprise
A New Financial Reporting Model for Social Enterprises
Treating philanthropic grants as revenue can hurt social enterprises’ performance.
Tag: United States
Collaboration
Nonprofit Mergers: The Missing Ingredient
The secret to the sauce is hidden in plain sight.
Education
Philanthropy and the Growth of Charter Schools
What is the right role for private funders in the US education system?
Philanthropy & Funding
Benchmarking Individual Donors
Why small nonprofits need to measure donor retention rates and build a strong fundraising plan.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Art of “Muddling Through”
How an emergent funding strategy gave rise to a rapid-learning health system and ultimately became part of a national moonshot to eliminate cancer.
Social Enterprise
Reverse the Brain Drain
The social sector must better support entrepreneurs and professionals who have migrated from the developing world, and who want to positively influence social change in their countries of origin.
Economic Development
A Powerful, Under-Used Tool for Addressing the Roots of Inequality: Inclusive Ownership
To disrupt the starkest income divide in US history, we must foster new ownership models that more evenly distribute wealth and assets throughout the United States.
Education
Transforming Cities into Learning Landscapes
Cities can create outside-the-classroom learning opportunities for low-income children by encouraging communities to reimage everyday locations in their neighborhoods as places for playful learning.
Collaboration
Grantee Inclusion for Community Empowerment
Grantee inclusion can help correct the power imbalance not only between foundations and nonprofits, but also between marginalized communities and the broader power structures that perpetuate inequity.