Basking in the Green Glow
Two researchers have identified what they call “the greenconsumption effect," defined as “warm glow feelings” that accompany the use of environmentally friendly products. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
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The War of Ideas
In a new paper, organizational management scholars Lisa Hehenberger, Johanna Mair, and Ashley Metz take a critical look at the burgeoning sector of impact investing by drawing on 12 years of data from Europe. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Ineffective Workplace Wellness
A University of Illinois workplace wellness program reveals the central role of self-selection by participants. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
The Limits of Anger
New research explores why the anger that energizes social movements dissuades sympathizers within companies from taking action. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
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The Activist CEO
Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff wants the business world to adopt new values. Can he and other leaders live up to those norms? Do we even want them to? A book review from the Spring 2020 issue.
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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.
Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.
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.