Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy
Grantmakers should provide enough money for nonprofits to pay for all their operations, not just programs and services.
Starting Up SSIR’s hub for students, young professionals, and others new to social innovation
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Bay to Bei: Fostering the Tech Ecosystem in Lebanon
Lessons from Silicon Valley on how to establish a business culture that rewards innovation and propels Lebanon into the digital age.
Gaming with a Purpose
Serious games tap into the same culture of online friendship from social networking to fuel peer involvement and encourage collaboration around real-world challenges.
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship in Lebanon
Social entrepreneurship provides a path to transform Lebanon’s challenges into opportunities for change and development.
Building Better Solutions Together, Faster
A look at the innovative *Weekend Movement in Malaysia.
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The Top 10 Books on the Economics of Poverty
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.
Thoughts on Reluctant Entrepreneurship
What’s unique to the Entrepreneurial Generation isn’t just that we are entrepreneurs; it’s why we’re entrepreneurs.
Now What? Young Leaders Are Changing the World by Working for Themselves
Growing numbers of young people are making an about face—turning their backs on working for “the man” and creating their own ventures.
Teaching the Key Skills of Successful Social Entrepreneurs
What if we taught the key mindsets and skill sets that help make successful social entrepreneurs?
Collaborative Consumption: Doing More with Less…Together
A look at three new sharing enterprises.