Stanford Social Innovation Review

Michael Parker pays his new Spanish tutor $17 less than he paid his old teacher in Iowa. But his new teacher, Yesenia Mateu Grave, takes away double her normal fee. Thanks to Web conferencing, Mateu Grave teaches students around the world from her hometown in Antigua, Guatemala, via a site called Speak Shop, combining audio, video, and online chat for a classroom-like experience.

Why winning foundations’ special awards is difficult, and how it can be made easier.

SSIR Academic Editor Jim Phills sat down with former NBA superstar Kevin Johnson to discuss how he’s revitalizing his old inner-city neighborhood.

Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention. But along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does. Some say that a more inclusive term is best, but the authors argue that we need a more rigorous definition.

How Lutherans are transforming their love of coffee into global good.

A Chilean firewood certification program spares both the air and indigenous business.

Lower-income patrons of Market Creek Plaza can now invest in the shopping center.

MacArthur “genius” prize winner creates drugs for the developing world.

International development organizations spend lots of money and effort building the capacity of small businesses. Yet they often fail to ask whether people want the businesses’ goods and services. As these stories from Peru show, successful programs start with real buyers who are willing to buy real products.

Nonprofits and businesses are converging - in the value they create, the stakeholders they manage, the organizations they form, and the financial instruments they use.  The era of convergence is upon us.  Do you know how to take advantage of it?

Organic Exchange uses its global network to promote environmentally friendly fibers.