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Technology & Design

Q&A with MASS Co-founder Michael Murphy

A new generation of architects and designers are raising expectations for the public interest design movement.

By Courtney E. Martin | Feb. 7, 2012
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Partnering for Impact in India

Big business can join forces with social enterprises to support India’s inclusive growth.

By Manju Mary George | Feb. 6, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Avoiding the “Hope Bubble”

We must invest in the financial literacy of social entrepreneurs and in the social literacy of investors.

By Johanna Mair | 1 | Feb. 6, 2012
 

Nonprofit Management

Bridging Research and Organizational Practices on Continuous Innovation

Reflections on a discussion about the capacity for continuous innovation in social sector organizations.

By Maria May | Feb. 3, 2012
 
Rob Reich, Associate Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, in Philosophy and at the School of Education, at Stanford University

Technology & Design

Thrun on the Udacity Model

A follow up to the recent post "Some Questions About Udacity."

By Rob Reich | Feb. 1, 2012
 
Margaret Hagan SSIR Makmende Community Security Initiative

Technology & Design

Walk With Makmende: Part 2

From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.

By Margaret Hagan | Jan. 31, 2012
 
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman Metropolitan Group SSIR

Urban Development

Space: The Social Change Frontier

Exploring open spaces, parks, gardens, and trails as tools for social impact.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | Jan. 30, 2012
 
Cornelia Huellstrunk Keller Center at Princeton University SSIR Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship

Not All Entrepreneurs Drop Out of College

Universities are the missing link in entrepreneurship.

By Cornelia Huellstrunk | 6 | Jan. 27, 2012
 

Nonprofit Management

Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work

This follow-up on the popular "Collective Impact" article provides updated, in-depth guidance.

 
Matthew Forti Bridgespan Group One Acre Fund SSIR

Measuring Social Impact

Ensuring That “Scaling What Works” Actually Works

For “scaling what works” to actually work, we need a new and improved version that addresses two fundamental constraints.

By Matthew Forti | 2 | Jan. 26, 2012