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Philanthropy

The Emotions of Aid

“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | 3 | Summer 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

The Challenge of Organizational Learning

A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.

By Katie Smith Milway & Amy Saxton | 6 | Summer 2011
 

Economic Development

The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee

Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.

By Colleen Haight | 9 | Summer 2011
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Roundtable on Shared Value

Executives from 10 major corporations discuss the innovative ways that they are putting societal issues at the core of their companies’ strategy and operations.

By John Kania & Mark Kramer | 5 | Summer 2011
 

Measuring Social Impact

Amplifying Local Voices

GlobalGiving’s storytelling project turns anecdotes into useful data.

By Suzie Boss | 13 | Summer 2011
 
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Nonprofit Management

Local Empowerment Through Rapid Results

Why local ownership and commitment are the exception in most development efforts—and what development professionals can do about this problem.

By Nadim Matta & Peter Morgan | Summer 2011
 

Socially Responsible Business

Being the Only B

The owner of the only certified B Corporation in Kentucky assesses the pros and cons of the certification.

By Terena Bell | 5 | Summer 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

Thriving on Failure

Engineers Without Borders’ new website, Admitting Failure, gives new life to “good failures.” It aims to help organizations learn from others’ mistakes.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2011
 
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Microfinance

Crowdsourcing Microfinance

The Grameen Foundation’s Bankers Without Borders initiative applies skills-based volunteering to poverty alleviation.

By Kathy O. Brozek | Summer 2011
 

Economic Development

The Miracle of Financial Inclusion

The founder of the Kashf Foundation argues that microfinance can improve the lives of Pakistan’s next generation.

By Roshaneh Zafar | Summer 2011