Sending a Signal for Change
Leading by example through individual and institutional commitments to fossil fuel divestment.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Systems Change Should Lift Up Beneficiary Voices
When collaborating on systems transformation, we must include both program beneficiaries and institutional leaders.
Turning Empathy into Action
How the nature of design thinking complements and strengthens collective impact frameworks.
Looking Beyond Our Borders for Better Results
When seeking solutions to social issues, we must look to new horizons but stay true to our values.
Raising the Standards for Development Finance
A look at proposed changes to the World Bank’s environmental and social safeguard policies, and where to set the bar on managing risk.
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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.