Social Enterprise
Let’s Redraw the Map
Through a new initiative, Ashoka hopes to make the field of US social entrepreneurship more diverse, geographically and otherwise.
Tag: United States
Economic Development
Unshared Value?
The demographic profile of Airbnb users doesn’t quite reflect the egalitarian goals of the “sharing economy.”
Review
Social Services
Siphoning Off the Safety Net
How social services agencies are squeezing revenue from the poor and vulnerable people they’re meant to serve.
Review
Foundations
Does Philanthropy Threaten Democracy?
We should be more concerned about foundations’ outsized role in education policy.
Excerpt
Design Thinking
Designers’ Evolving Roles in Government
How can the public sector create a culture that's friendly to human-centered design?
Collaboration
The Ripple Effect of Foundation Culture
Foundations’ internal practices and culture ripple out to grantees in meaningful ways, and it directly accelerates or impedes grantees’ effectiveness.
Collaboration
Walking a Different Kind of Grantmaker Walk
By actively moving into the roles of advocate and partner for grantees, grantmakers can cultivate trusting, transparent relationships that ultimately translate into social impact.
Food
How Agribusiness Can Avoid the Mistakes of Clean Tech
Promising practices for corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs to drive long-term innovation and avoid an investment bust.
Social Enterprise
One Thing US Presidential Candidates Can Agree On: Social Enterprise Works
Why investing in social enterprise can not only help the next US President leave a social innovation legacy, but also make a transformative impact on the lives of the Americans who need it most.
Organizational Development
Building Inclusion from the Inside-Out: A Brief Case Study
The philanthropic sector believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to any social mission, but how can organizations ensure that their own people and processes reflect those values?