Money Makes People Stingy
The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.
The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell
When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need.
Money doesn't make you happy, but giving it away does
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.