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Technology & Design

Petition Power

Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.

By Phuong Ly | 1 | Spring 2012
 
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Urban Development

Trees Fight Crime

A Philadelphia study connects green spaces to neighborhood safety.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2012
 
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Nonprofit Management

The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector

More nonprofits are managing their brands to create greater impact and organizational cohesion.

By Nathalie Kylander & Christopher Stone | 22 | Spring 2012
 

Environment

Cents and Sensibility

Environmental accidents force putting a price on nature.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2012
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Go Local, Go Global

Ekos cosmetics tap Brazil’s rich biodiversity for profits and social good.

By Jennifer Roberts | Spring 2012
 
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Economic Development

Himalayan Hazelnuts

MHV, a for-profit social enterprise, aims to make Bhutan a large-scale producer of hazelnuts.

By Suzie Boss | Spring 2012
 
The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success by Steve Rothschild

Fundraising

How Nonprofit Economic Value Creates New Capital Sources

By Steve Rothschild
 
Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders by John Coleman, Daniel Gulati and W. Oliver Segovia

Social Entrepreneurship

Floating Above the Boxes: Business, Nonprofit, and the Age of Falling Boundaries

By John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, & W. Oliver Segovia
 

Impact Investing

Impact Investing: What Exactly Is New?

A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.

By Roger Frank | 3 | Winter 2012
 

Health

A Healthier City

San Francisco’s five-year-old universal health care program sees positive results.

By Meredith May | Winter 2012
 

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