Stanford Social Innovation Review

To ensure that baby boomers’ wealth does not fall short of its philanthropic potential, Randall Ottinger suggests applying portfolio theory to make wiser social investments.

Most Americans give roughly the same percentage of their incomes.

Although the donor-advised fund industry is in a high-growth phase, all boats will rise if we worry less about competing with each other and instead find ways to work together. By Kim Wright-Violich, president of Schwab Charitable.

Foundation payout rates and the time value of money.

Elaborate partnership network supports
circus workshops for at-risk youth.

The evidence doesn’t support the political left or right.

When couples haggle over charity, total giving drops.

Gifts are not an incentive for donors to give, they’re an excuse.

When nonprofits earn taxable income, private donors give less.

Charitable donors should think of themselves as “investors” – and should expect returns, just like a stock market investor would. But too often, givers don’t see themselves this way, contributing to an inefficient “social capital market.”

Why some companies donate to charity.

Founder, D.C. Central Kitchen.

Accreditation prompts higher charitable giving.

Study finds right-wing philanthropy gets more results.

Why nonprofits should raise the bar in
corporate partnerships.

Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.

Humanitarianism has failed, say the authors.

Poverty Action Lab examines why some charitable programs work better than others.

Evaluating the three groups that rate the charities.

A Boston nonprofit’s simple mission attracts
sustained support and helps working-poor families.