A Failure of Philanthropy
From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.
From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.
Converting corporate waste into classroom tools.
How an African-American banker is rebuilding her community.
A formerly homeless man tells what he most wanted for Christmas when he was on the streets.
Why nonprofits should stop pushing self-esteem and start endorsing self-control.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
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.
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.
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.