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Nonprofit Management

Collective Impact

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

By John Kania & Mark Kramer | 37 | Winter 2011
 
THE IMAGINATIONS
OF UNREASONABLE
MEN: Inspiration,
Vision, and Purpose
in the Quest to End
Malaria
Bill Shore

Social Entrepreneurship

When Good Is Just Not Good Enough

The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men: Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria by Bill Shore

Reviewed By Jane Wales | Winter 2011
 
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Business

An Unusual Merger

A housing and health care charity for the elderly makes British history when it acquires a for-profit care company.

By David Grayson | 1 | Winter 2011
 
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Environment

Manish Bapna

Manish Bapna, managing director of World Resources Institute, is helping China manage its environmental problems.

By Eric Nee | Winter 2011
 
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Nonprofit Management

Disseminating Orphan Innovations

Disseminating innovations takes a distinct, sophisticated skill set, one that often requires customizing the program to new circumstances, not replicating.

By Susan H. Evans & Peter Clarke | 2 | Winter 2011
 
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Impact Investing

Market-Minded Development

Acumen Fund uses impact investing to tackle global poverty. It's approach has garnered attention, but does it change aid?

By Hima Batavia, Justin Chakma, Hassan Masum, & Peter Singer | 3 | Winter 2011
 
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Education

Curling Up with E-Readers

Worldreader.org is using electronic reading devices to catalyze a new culture of global literacy.

By Suzie Boss | 3 | Winter 2011
 

Technology & Design

The Dragonfly Effect

Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.

By Jennifer Aaker & Andy Smith | 8 | Winter 2011
 

Health

Can’t Buy Me Laughter

While more money may translate to a higher valuation of oneself, but when it comes to happiness, money is no indicator.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Winter 2011
 
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Philanthropy

Volunteering for Number One

Study suggests that for young volunteers, it's not just about résumé padding.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Winter 2011