Stanford Social Innovation Review

Conservative Protestants are poorer partly because of their religion.

How to get more racial minorities into corner offices.

The military’s better than civilian life, say minorities and women such as Marine Corps Capt. Elizabeth Okoreeh-Baah, the first woman to pilot the V-22 Osprey.

Welfare to career at Cascade Engineering, Inc. 

When parents have a choice, teachers are better.

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.

Some families lack the purchasing power to eat well.

Low-income residents of poor towns are underserved by nonprofits.

Liberals and conservatives have bought into the myth.

Some social and educational programs inadvertently
widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Though rarely discussed in America, the subtle differences between social classes lead to major misunderstandings in the classroom, the workplace, and in many nonprofit settings. Understanding how social class shapes conceptions of the individual may ease tensions and promote equality. 

American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.

Why the U.S. and Europe have such different social spending policies.

Too often, individuals make decisions about how much money to donate to charitable causes on an ad hoc basis. As a result, many people give less money than they can actually afford.  If the affluent contributed as much to nonprofits as the authors believe they can, charitable giving in the United States would increase by $100 billion a year – enough to solve many of the world’s most pressing problems.

Responsible Wealth, a Boston-based nonprofit, is convincing many affluent Americans to challenge the very rules that made them rich. Far from mere check writers or “limousine liberals,” these wealthy activists work against their self-interest to stamp out inequality at its source: unfair laws and policies. Their unique strategy of using privilege to contest privilege not only has attracted the rich and famous to their ranks, but also has bent the ears of senators and CEOs.

Where have all the public servants gone?

Why narrowing the gap between the rich and poor could alleviate many social problems.