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.

Social Innovation Articles

Date Author Category Title
Spring 2010
Alana Conner
Philanthropy, Responsible Investing Research: Radical Grantmaking

The secret ingredient of radical innovation

Spring 2010
Doug Bauer
Corporate Social Responsibility • Book Reviews A Mandarin’s Lament [Free!]

SMALL CHANGE: Why Business Won’t Save the World by Michael Edwards

Spring 2010
Kathleen P. Enright & Courtney Bourns
Philanthropy, Responsible Investing The Case for Stakeholder Engagement [Free!]

Grantmaking initiatives often fail when the foundation remains isolated from its grantees and the communities they both serve. To remedy this problem, grantmakers must work more closely with their grantees, community leaders, and other important stakeholders. This engagement helps everyone involved gain a deeper understanding of the problems they are tackling, create new and better solutions, and build more effective organizations

Spring 2010
Bill Shore
Economic Development • Book Reviews Bearing Witness [Free!]

LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT: The Hidden Life and Art of Marion Post Wolcott by Paul Hendrickson

Spring 2010
Aaron Dalton
Corporate Social Responsibility Fun for a Change

Volkswagen plays with virtue

Spring 2010
Alana Conner
Environment • Corporate Social Responsibility Research: Tech Clears the Air

Manufacturing growth doesn’t harm the environment—it helps

Spring 2010
David B. Grusky
Economic Development • Book Reviews Inequality Makes Us Anxious [Free!]

THE SPIRIT LEVEL: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett

Spring 2010
Anne Marie Burgoyne
Nonprofit Management • Philanthropy, Responsible Investing Dashboards That Guide Good

How funders can help grantees track their progress more effectively

Spring 2010
Suzie Boss
Economic Development What’s Next: Namibia Experiments with Aid for All

The world’s first universal cash transfer program is in Namibia and provides cash with no strings attached

Spring 2010
Paul Brest
Nonprofit Management • Philanthropy, Responsible Investing The Power of Theories of Change

Improving the lives of disadvantaged populations—whether through better schools, after-school programs, or teen pregnancy prevention clinics—requires proven theories of change. The very development of a field depends on their diffusion, replication, critique, and modification. Yet some organizations refuse to articulate a theory of change and some funders think it would be intrusive to demand that they do so. The interests of all concerned are served by a developmental approach to creating and evaluating theories of change

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