Make It Personal
The rapid spread of social media has catapulted the possibilities and scale of relationship-building into the stratosphere.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Mobile Money: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion
Imagine if everyone who had a cell phone could also have access to financial services, and could save and send money safely, regardless of location.
Creating Jobs, Harmonizing Nonprofits, and Diagnosing Disease
The agenda for the off-the-radar Social Innovation Summit read like an all-star team of social innovators.
Social Innovation Needs Design, and Design Needs Social Innovation
Social innovation needs people who know how to create lives filled with both success and purpose. It needs designers.
Don’t Occupy Wall Street—Transform It
It’s time for a new generation of social change leaders to move beyond occupying Wall Street to transform it.
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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.