What Price Democracy?
A slippery slope: from good-willed private philanthropy in support of public goals to a system in which private goals predominate.
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Tsunami Revisited: Stories and Recovery for Today
A review of the upcoming film “The Impossible” through the eyes of a disaster recovery philanthropist.
The Art of Love in Philanthropy
Sublime philanthropy demands an emotional investment as much as it demands economic and process investment.
The New Public Square
In a time of limitless connectivity, mass collaboration, access and sharing of knowledge worldwide, public media steps in to focus the clamor on civic discourse and social change.
Mirrors to Windows, and Youth Innovation
Tech education and the power of opportunity—a report from the Social Innovation Summit.
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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.
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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.
The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.