SSIR academic editor Johanna Mair talks with Roy Steiner of Omidyar Network, Renee Kaplan of the Skoll Foundation, Jim Bildner of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, and Christian Seelos, coauthor with Mair of the new book Innovation and Scaling for Impact.
What can social sector organizations learn from large companies about using data to maximize impact?
Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, discusses methods of big data analysis that can indicate not just correlation but also causality.
Andrew Means of Uptake and Stanford's Lucy Bernholz talk about how nonprofits and foundations can take advantage of digital data and infrastructure in an ethical way.
When should funders commit to making multi-million dollar grants, and when should they take a more gradual, steady approach?
What makes for an effective impact investing strategy? Michael McCreless of Root Capital, Matt Bannick of Omidyar Network, and Stanford's Paul Brest expand on their articles in SSIR.
Stanford's Lucy Bernholz, Paul Brest, Woody Powell, and Rob Reich, along with Leif Wenar of King's College London, discuss their new volume of essays.
Yale economics professor Karlan talks with SSIR's Michael Slind about how to fight poverty and advance economic inclusion.
Stanford education professor Reardon talks with SSIR's Michael Slind about the role of socio-economic inequality in educational achievement gaps.
