Although international organizations like CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps, Plan International, World Vision, and ...

Optimizing for outcomes will require building out a range of local public and private institutions.

Even when organizations want to prioritize connection, they face real barriers: staff burnout and turnover reduce consistency ...

This is an exciting time for social innovation. Billions of dollars are flowing into philanthropy, market-driven solutions and social entrepreneurship are flourishing, and social impact consulting and ...

Technology The Case for Causal AI Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that ...

How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.

Measuring Social Impact Measuring Social Value Funders, nonprofit executives, and policymakers are very enthusiastic about measuring social value. Alas, they cannot agree on what it is, let alone how ...

Nonprofit Management The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector Many nonprofits continue to use their brands primarily as a fundraising tool, but a growing number of nonprofits are developing a broader ...

Nonprofit Management The Promise of Lean Experimentation The work of innovation can be slow and cumbersome—particularly in the social sector. But by adopting a model that is increasingly common in the ...

Nonprofits & NGOs The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership In the face of increasingly pressing systemic inequities, nonprofit boards must change the traditional ways they have worked ...

To move beyond single-point solutionism, impact investing must use financial capital as both resource and connective tissue.

Civic Engagement The Curb-Cut Effect Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.