If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?
Last year I had the opportunity of working with an NGO effort in Trinidad and Tobago to launch an organization that would build the capacity of NGOs.
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Yearning to Breathe Free: No Immigration Reform Hurts Opportunity for All
The anti-immigrant trend line is deeply damaging to social innovation, social justice, and civil society.
GOOD Questions About the Jumo Acquisition
In the wake of the announcement of the intent to GOOD to absorb Jumo, questions arise about form, functions, policy, and societal value.
Breaking the Health Care Cost Trend with Innovative Service Delivery
Health care needs large-scale innovation that introduces higher-quality, lower-cost providers through a system that's mobile, digital, and efficient.
Collapse of an Iconic Social Enterprise
The ShoreBank saga provides important lessons for people who believe that for-profit institutions can be used for social change.
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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.