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Education

The Teachers Parents Want

When parents have more school districts to choose from, schools are forced to hire teachers with more math and science skills who work harder and come from more selective colleges.

By Kari Lyderson | Spring 2003
 

Philanthropy

Filling the Performance Gap

The authors provide answers to three questions about the increasingly popular and controversial funding approach called high engagement, or venture philanthropy. What do grantees gain from it? How does it work? And should we encourage it?

By Christine W. Letts & William P. Ryan | Spring 2003
 

Economic Development

Bank on It

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.

By Ken Yamada | Spring 2003
 

Business

Going Head to Head

When activists miscalculate their strategic approach, their boycotts tend to falter and fade away, squandering important resources and credibility. Similarly, when companies mishandle their nonmarket strategies, they too pay a steep price.

By David P. Baron | Spring 2003
 

Nonprofit Management

Sparking Nonprofit Innovation

To innovate, nonprofits must do things that clash with common but misguided beliefs about managing. Here are some counterintuitive ideas to stimulate innovation in your organization.

By Robert I. Sutton | Spring 2003