Stanford Social Innovation Review

Some books ought to be read as pairs. Joel L. Fleishman’s and Martin Morse Wooster’s recent offerings are such a duo, offering sometimes diametrically opposed perspectives on philanthropic successes and failures. 

President of the Ford Foundation.

Artists for Humanity students are also employees.

When couples haggle over charity, total giving drops.

Muhammad Yunus was getting nowhere in
Bangladesh – so he opened his own bank.

Nonprofits are buying Ben & Jerry’s franchises
to help train at-risk youth.

New mechanism allows private investors to back
socially responsible startups.

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

Waste, failure, and Bosnia’s lessons for Iraq.

A power imbalance undermines the social sector.

Founder, D.C. Central Kitchen.

Nonprofits use metrics to show that
they are efficient. But what if donors don’t care?

Top foundation leaders reveal how they set
payout rates, executive salaries, and trustee compensation.

Retiring baby boomers are dying to retool their professional skills to help society. How can society help them do so?

How MacArthur’s no-strings-attached “genius”
grants uncover exceptional people.

Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.

Younger donors of color differ from
their elders when making philanthropic choices.

Volunteers and young people are among several overlooked source of funds.

Advising old foundations & new donors.

Exploiting core competencies is only half the story.