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Government

Will the FCC’s Digital Literacy Corps become a 21st Century Peace Corps? Maybe.

Will this Digital Literacy Corps be a 21st Century Peace Corps?

By Daniel Kent | Nov. 29, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Eric Friedenwald-Fishman is the creative director/president of Metropolitan Group. He is the co-author of Marketing That Matters (Berrett & Koehler; the primary author of MG’s Public Will Building Framework: An Approach for Sustainable Soci

Government

Ode to Representative Democracy: The Power of Factions Still Matters

It is still necessary today to protect against the power of factions; it is vital this critical aspect of American democracy is restored.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | 6 | Nov. 3, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Individual Giving

Beyond the “Will not!” “Will so!” of Tax Reform

Campbell and Co. sponsored a study to determine the impact of increased marginal tax rates and a cap on the charitable-giving deduction on giving.

By Kelly Kleiman | 2 | Oct. 28, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Lucy Bernholzs is a visiting scholar at the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, a fellow with the Hybrid Reality Institute and former fellow of the New America Foundation.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy as Infrastructure?

As a society, we should not encourage the replacement of public responsibilities by private philanthropy.

By Lucy Bernholz | 2 | Oct. 19, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Nonprofits

An Innovative and Financially Sustainable Nonprofit Model

AID for Africa’s model seems like a smart way to bring nonprofits together where they can leverage their combined presence.

By Regina Ridley | Oct. 18, 2011
 

Business

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
 

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 Eric Friedenwald-Fishman is the creative director/president of Metropolitan Group. He is the co-author of Marketing That Matters (Berrett & Koehler; the primary author of MG’s Public Will Building Framework: An Approach for Sustainable Soci

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