Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?
Understanding the historical roots of many foundation endowments is a critical step in considering the question of philanthropic reparations.
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Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
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Can a Person Be ‘Diverse’?
An excerpt from The Inclusive Language Field Guide on how we draw people in when we communicate
Building Sustainable Value Chains From Hemp and Flowers
To reduce global consumption, entirely new value-creation models must be created that can integrate renewable resources into unsustainable industries.
5 Myths Preventing Catalytic Capital From Going Where It’s Needed
Without a clear understanding of the gaps in the market, it is difficult for impact investors to develop sound strategies to fill them.
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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.