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Social Innovation, Evolving to Law

California's social venture legislation is part of a broader evolution of social innovation.

By Neetal Parekh | 2 | Oct. 12, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofit Management

Government Nonprofit Policy—How Much More Can the Sector Take?

Now there is a focus on nonprofit executive pay at the state level. Government has routinely picked battles with the nonprofit sector.

By John Brothers | 1 | Oct. 6, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Robert Penna had a 20-year career as a senior staffer with the New York State Senate and as a political consultant. He was affiliated with the Rensselaerville Institute for a decade, serves as Charity Navigator’s international coordinator,

Government

$1.3 Trillion in Broken Federal Spending

The Sunlight Foundation's report assessing federal spending gives US taxpayers a decent, and troubling, view of a system that does not function well.

By Robert Penna | 1 | Sep. 20, 2011
 

Government

An Opportunity to Bolster Development Through Tax Collection

Tax revenue allows governments to provide the services and public goods their citizens need; however citizens don't always pay their fair share. Why?

By Daniel Altman & James Slezak | Sep. 12, 2011
 

Civil Society

Foreign Assistance: Time for a Change

There is a disturbing American presumption that it can develop other societies through the export of Americans overseas.

By David Holdridge | Aug. 31, 2011
 

Education

In Defense of Public Education

The discretionary spending bucket is the easiest place for conservatives and liberals to find a palliative for the nation's maxed-out deficit headache.

By Heather Clayton Staker | Aug. 30, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofits

If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?

Last year I had the opportunity of working with an NGO effort in Trinidad and Tobago to launch an organization that would build the capacity of NGOs.

By John Brothers | 11 | Aug. 29, 2011
 
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Civil Society

Yearning to Breathe Free: No Immigration Reform Hurts Opportunity for All

The anti-immigrant trend line is deeply damaging to social innovation, social justice, and civil society.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | 3 | Aug. 24, 2011
 

Health

Breaking the Health Care Cost Trend with Innovative Service Delivery

Health care needs large-scale innovation that introduces higher-quality, lower-cost providers through a system that's mobile, digital, and efficient.

By Bob Fabbio | 1 | Aug. 19, 2011
 

Socially Responsible Business

Collapse of an Iconic Social Enterprise

The ShoreBank saga provides important lessons for people who believe that for-profit institutions can be used for social change.

By Eric Nee | Aug. 18, 2011