Stanford Social Innovation Review

To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.

The more race- and sex-segregated the county, the more Republican it votes.

Xenophobia and altruism may have evolved hand in hand.

Toxic environments knock impoverished kids’ systems out of kilter.

The former president shares how ordinary citizens are helping to solve our big problems.

How the next president of the United States can spur social entrepreneurship.

Despite temptations to broaden its focus, the Rural Development Institute has remained single-mindedly devoted to its mission. As a result, the organization has helped 400 million poor farmers around the world take ownership of some 270 million acres of land – all on a modest budget.

The Population Media Center mixes science with soap operas to protect public health.

Small-scale efforts won’t solve the global warming crisis.

Jimmy Carter details his ongoing efforts to make a difference as John Q. Citizen.

Multinational corporations are in a quandary: Stakeholders are imposing higher standards than ever, but businesses are confused about what their global social responsibilities actually are.

Since 1970, more than 200,000 nonprofits have opened in the U.S., but only 144 have reached $50 million in annual revenue. They got big by doing two things: They raised the bulk of their money from a single type of funder. And just as importantly, these nonprofits created professional organizations that were tailored to the needs of their primary funding sources.

Most nonprofits don’t know how to lobby and, worse, think that it entails cutting shady deals with sleazy characters. Yet lobbying is nothing more than educating legislators – a right that our democracy guarantees. To make change, nonprofits must learn to lobby. And who knows? They may even learn to love it.