Focus on Health
Critics of Obamacare have taken away attention from important aspects of the act, such as its focus on keeping people healthy.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Managing Technology for Social Change
There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change.
ReCoding Good: Part 5
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Social Sector Peer Evaluation: A Proposal
Imagine a new nonprofit board governance practice where organizations engaged peers to assess their work.
Opening the Door for Program Related Investments
Proposed new rules by the Treasury Department and the IRS would make it easier for philanthropies to make Program Related Investments.
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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.