Remaking the Food System
Investors and philanthropists must work together to generate more ecologically responsible and locally grown food for more people.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Making the Most of Mobile
Nonprofit donors and advocates are spending more time online than watching TV—it's time to get their attention.
A Rare Merger
The Nature Conservancy and Rare aim to achieve greater conservation impact—and they might just provide a new model for the nonprofit sector.
Coffee with Cream and Charity?
It’s getting easier for consumers to donate to charity, but do they even want to?
If the Goal is Scale, Promote Theft
Too many smart people are trying to come up with too many new solutions; fostering plagiarism of successful models is the fastest track to systems change.
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What Is Community Anyway?
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Integrating Intentional Influence into Your Strategy
Five practical considerations for organizations that want to use intentional influence to achieve a bold social goal.
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.