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Socially Responsible Business

What Workers Want Is What the World Needs

Employers who provide workers with tangible ways to make a positive social or environmental impact will find that it pays off.

By Liz Maw | May. 24, 2012
 
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Nonprofit Management

Six Theory of Change Pitfalls to Avoid

Simply putting boxes and lines down on paper doesn’t guarantee that your organization will make better decisions.

By Matthew Forti | May. 23, 2012
 

Food

Having Your Sustainable Cake and Eating It Too

Long-term investment in organic agriculture will provide above-market returns, environmental impact, and—in the developing world—enormous social impact.

By Rufo Quintavalle | 2 | May. 22, 2012
 

Global Issues

Positioned for Transformation: Expanding the Scope of Health Care

The opportunities and challenges behind addressing the gap between a patient’s medical and social needs.

 
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Socially Responsible Business

Branding a Revolution

Q&A with KoAnn Skrzyniarz of Sustainable Brands.

By Nayelli Gonzalez | May. 21, 2012
 

Health

Focus on Health

Critics of Obamacare have taken away attention from important aspects of the act such as its focus on keeping people healthy.

By Eric Nee | May. 17, 2012
 

Technology & Design

Managing Technology for Social Change

There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change.

By Arti Khanna | 1 | May. 16, 2012
 

Social Entrepreneurship

Fostering Social Entrepreneurship in Lebanon

Social entrepreneurship provides a path to transform Lebanon’s challenges into opportunities for change and development.

By Gilbert Doumit | May. 15, 2012
 

Impact Investing

ReCoding Good: Part 5

From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.

By Rob Reich & Lucy Bernholz | May. 14, 2012
 
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Board Governance

Social Sector Peer Evaluation: A Proposal

Imagine a new nonprofit board governance practice where organizations engaged peers to assess their work.

By Aaron Hurst | 4 | May. 14, 2012