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Social Innovations

Overhead Isn’t Everything

How donors should think about nonprofit efficiency.

By Alana Conner Snibbe | 1 | Fall 2006
 
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Social Innovations

A New Take on Tithing

Too often, individuals make decisions about how much money to donate to charitable causes on an ad hoc basis. As a result, many people give less money than they can actually afford. If the affluent contributed as much to nonprofits as the authors believe they can, charitable giving in the United States would increase by $100 billion a year – enough to solve many of the world’s most pressing problems.

By Claude Rosenberg & Tim Stone | 6 | Fall 2006
 

Philanthropy

Hardwired to Help

Both humans and chimpanzees naturally lend a hand.

By Alana Conner Snibbe | Summer 2006
 

Philanthropy

A Mixed Bag

Variation is the rule when it comes to foundation expenses and compensation.

By Alana Conner Snibbe | Summer 2006
 

Philanthropy

Capacity by Any Other Name

Donors don’t know much about capacity building, except that they don’t like the term.

By Thomas E. Backer, Alan N. Miller, & Jane Ellen Bleeg | Spring 2006
 

Philanthropy

At Cross Purposes

The Red Cross comes under fire.

By Catherine Spence | Spring 2006
 

Philanthropy

Bigger May Not Be Better

Does an organization's size correlate with its effectiveness?

By Mark Dowie | Spring 2006
 

Philanthropy

Listening to Tsunami Survivors

Treating aid recipients like valued customers gives insights into disaster relief.

By Leslie Berger | Spring 2006
 

Social Innovations

15 Minutes with Melissa Berman

Advising old foundations & new donors.

By SSIR editors | Spring 2006
 

Social Innovations

Investing in Change

Calvert Community Investment Notes take social investing mainstream.

By Vinay Jain | 1 | Spring 2006