Achieving a New Global Corporate Consciousness
A look at the 2013 Global Corporate Sustainability Report and the progress of companies around the world to incorporate responsible practices into their strategies.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Social Innovation: What It Is and What It Isn’t
The free market can do plenty of good on its own, so let's think more systematically beyond it.
Working with the Undercurrents
What tomorrow’s leaders can learn from artists.
Why Open Contests Work
A look at how competitions like those at the Knight Foundation serve the social entrepreneur community.
In Search of Respectful Debate
Reasonable, open, and credible debate is missing across government, business, and civil society—how can we bring it back?
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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.