When Leadership Is in Our Way
It is time to shift gears and to stop searching for best practice models on leadership within the Fortune 500 companies.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Unconventional Solutions
As we create new ideas and solutions to society’s problems, we have to be careful not to become too wedded to them and think that they are universally applicable.
Reality Time for Human Service Organizations
The recent collapse of Hull House is a reminder that the tectonic shifts underway in the human service sector cannot be avoided.
Did Reagan Launch the Social Entrepreneurship Movement?
Social entrepreneurship has led to excellent work, but without an informed and empowered population we will never address the core issues we face.
Free the Knowledge
Useful knowledge for the social sector coming from academic researchers is severely limited.
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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.