It’s Not about Apple—It’s About Community
How are your tools defining the way you can work or the way you can engage with your community?
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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What Exactly Is Social Entrepreneurship in America?
Whether there is a profit motive or not, the notion that business has a role to play in addressing societal issues is at the heart of today’s discourse on social entrepreneurship.
The New Digital Divide
New levels of data-filtering, along with the growth of social networks that aggregate like-minded souls, are threatening civic engagement—and other assertions made at the Personal Democracy Forum.
The Future of Leadership Development
Leadership must be more inclusive, networked, and collective.
There’s a Hole in the Budget, Dear Board Chair, Dear Board Chair…
An anthem to the problems many struggling nonprofits face.
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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.