To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked
There may not be one resolution to wicked problems and nonprofits can’t—and shouldn’t—do it all.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Looking for Innovation in All the Wrong Places
Who consistently drives innovation in corporate America?
(Appropriate) Big Data for Climate Resilience?
Three huge opportunities and three risks.
Cut to the Chase: How Stories Engage
Three ways organizations can use story as a platform for social innovation.
Who Gets Paid?
The funding that goes to intermediaries and consultants often dwarfs the support that social sector leaders, social entrepreneurs, and community-based advocates receive.
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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.