Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

An excerpt from Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders.

A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.

Philanthropy in America: A History by Olivier Zunz

San Francisco’s five-year-old universal health care program sees positive results.

Corporate sustainability reporting is increasingly mandated by government and the public.

Why a market for social innovations is needed now more than ever.

Leaders of Alcoa and PUMA, two forward-looking multibillion-dollar global companies, describe a framework for sustainable growth.

Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.

New research finds that some companies are increasingly pro-diversity and others lag well behind.

Donors and grantmakers are allocating money more efficiently, thanks to the emergence of information and funding intermediaries.

We must invest in the financial literacy of social entrepreneurs and in the social literacy of investors.

Big business can join forces with social enterprises to support India’s inclusive growth.

Reflections on a discussion about the capacity for continuous innovation in social sector organizations.

A follow up to the recent post "Some Questions About Udacity."

From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.

Exploring open spaces, parks, gardens, and trails as tools for social impact.

Universities are the missing link in entrepreneurship.

This follow-up on the popular "Collective Impact" article provides updated, in-depth guidance.

For “scaling what works” to actually work, we need a new and improved version that addresses two fundamental constraints.

Artificial intelligence professor Sebastian Thrun quits Stanford to create a for-profit online university.

John Capek talks about ways we can improve the potential success for technologies in order to improve the delivery of healthcare over the next decade.

Mark Kramer discusses the challenges of coordinating corporate social responsibility projects with corporations and the success of the cell phone industry in emerging (third world) markets.

Teachers play a key role in influencing the future not only of students, but of the country and world as a whole. What contributes to teacher effectiveness?

Representatives from various investment firms explain the medical innovation funding landscape, and advise early stage innovators with creative ways to navigate these complexities.

Educators, administrators, academics, business people, and politicians talk about potential solutions, what’s working, and what isn’t.

Park discusses how methods of efficiency developed in industries outside of health care need to be brought in to rework the health care industry.

Daniel Kreeger, Executive Director of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), outlines the relatively new position of Climate Change Officer.

Aron Cramer explains how bridging the gap between profit and nonprofit businesses would bring about social change and innovation.

Chris Bradford, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, discusses the role of educational institutions in shaping the future of Africa.

Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.

Analyzing the Gates Foundation’s impact on global social change.

How to identify and develop a funding model that will allow your organization to achieve its programmatic aspirations.

How your organization can bridge the gaps between goals, incentives, and processes when it comes to organizational learning.

What social entrepreneurs need to consider before choosing an attorney.

A look at the complex landscape of green tech investment, application, and implementation.

What current global trends in philanthropy and discuss what they mean to foundations, philanthropists, and nonprofits.

How to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference.

The importance of innovation in the social sector and shares the process and tools of design thinking.

Large-scale social change comes from better cross-sector coordination rather than from the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

Ways for organizations to get started working wikily.