Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Articles: Nonprofit Management

Date Author Category Title
Spring 2008
James W. Shepard, Jr.
Nonprofit Management • Corporate Social Responsiblity MBAs Gone Wild [Free!]

Nonprofits must reign in pro bono MBAs.

Spring 2008
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management • Philanthropy & Responsible Investing Meet Your Match

Matching grants work – but not for everyone.

Winter 2008
Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III
Economic Development • Nonprofit Management • Government Curbing Mission Creep

Despite temptations to broaden its focus, the Rural Development Institute has remained single-mindedly devoted to its mission. As a result, the organization has helped 400 million poor farmers around the world take ownership of some 270 million acres of land – all on a modest budget.

Winter 2008
Suzie Boss
Nonprofit Management Give Away the Store

Why Portland’s ReBuilding Center refuses to franchise, but is happy to share.

Winter 2008
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management Condescending Coverage

Newspapers do a poor job of reporting on the nonprofit sector.

Winter 2008
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management The Stingy Hour

Workers paid by the hour are less likely to volunteer than are salaried employees.

Winter 2008
Judith M. Gueron
Nonprofit Management • Philanthropy & Responsible Investing Failing Well

Foundations need to make more of the right kinds of mistakes.

Winter 2008
Laura Silverstein & Erin J. Maher
Economic Development • Nonprofit Management Evaluation Blues [Free!]

How accountability requirements hurt small, innovative programs the most.

Winter 2008
Eric Nee
Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Philanthropy & Responsible Investing 15 Minutes with Thomas Vander Ark

SSIR Managing Editor Eric Nee spoke with the X Prize Foundation’s president, Thomas Vander Ark, about how prizes can stimulate social innovation.

Fall 2007
David Bank
Education • Nonprofit Management Boots on the School Ground [Free!]

An innovative federal project turns retiring military personnel into teachers.

Fall 2007
Catherine Potter
Environment • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship Working All Fronts

How Sustainable Conservation unites all sectors for the environment.

Fall 2007
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management Brevity Is the Soul of Innovation

How clear, brief mission statements inspire progress.

Fall 2007
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management Butter Your Way to the Top

Flattery, not good governance, reaps corporate directorships – especially for white males.

Fall 2007
Alana Conner
Arts, Culture, and Religion • Nonprofit Management Creative Spaces

Five tips for designing workplaces that nurture great ideas. 

Fall 2007
Alana Conner
Nonprofit Management The Sound of One Trap Flapping

How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion.

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