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Nonprofit Management

Increasing Civic Reach

Nonprofits must have influential board members who connect them to the communities they serve.

By Paul Vandeventer | 7 | Spring 2011
 

Civil Society

Online Gaming Is the New Bowling League

A recent study showed that online game communities provide access to social capital.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 

Fundraising

Money Makes People Stingy

The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 
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Economic Development

Welfare Works Better than Bootstraps

In Britain, the social safety net allows people who fall into poverty to pull themselves out. Americans who become poor are more likely to stay that way.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 

Socially Responsible Business

Turning a Profit by Helping the Poor

Politically radical social workers didn’t expect to be working in a bank any more than white-collar bankers expected to be holding meetings in a crowded public market.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 

Education

Economic Influence

Private foundations that finance education in developing countries need to be more transparent in their mission and impact.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 
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Nonprofits

Combining Warmth and Competence

People tend to perceive organizations as being either warm or competent, not both—and they are much more likely to do business with the competent one.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Beyond the Purple Berry

Sambazon’s commitment to social entrepreneurship creates a fair market for farmers in the Amazon

By Ryan Black & Jeremy Black | Spring 2011
 
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Technology & Design

Richard Jefferson

Richard Jefferson believes that biotechnology can be used to benefit the poor and disenfranchised, but only if the R&D process is democratized.

By Johanna Mair | Spring 2011
 
DRIVING SOCIAL
CHANGE: How to
Solve the World’s
Toughest Problems
Paul C. Light

Social Entrepreneurship

Who Are the Change Makers?

Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World’s Toughest Problems by Paul C. Light

Reviewed By Vanessa Kirsch | Spring 2011