Using National Networks to Tackle Chronic Disease
YMCA and other national nonprofit networks are using their reach into local communities to deliver public health programs.
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Broader Evidence for Bigger Impact
Defining credible evidence has polarized into two camps that must be brought together to tackle social problems effectively.
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Climate Science as Culture War
The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology.
Innovation Is Not the Holy Grail
It is time to move from innovation as an ideology to innovation as a process.
The Truth About Ben and Jerry’s
Contrary to myth, the sale of Ben & Jerry’s to corporate giant Unilever wasn’t legally required.
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Drowning in Data
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.