Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

Giving circles are powerful ways to transform the world while also transforming participants’ giving.

Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.

Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World by Leslie R. Crutchfield, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer

Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results by Tom Tierney & Joel L. Fleishman

Philanthropedia cofounder Deyan Vitanov wants to make it easier for donors to see the impact of the organizations they fund.

What are social marketers to do when their target audience couldn’t care less about the change they want to make? Here's how one group got everyday people to care about alternative energy.

A mere hint of affiliation is sufficient to increase helping.

Donors who use cell phones to make donations do more than give, they talk about it.

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.

Great giving opportunities are few and far between; I believe in urging them to give to only the very best charities.

Appeals to caring for the needy are likely to backfire unless advocates acknowledge and avoid inflaming passions that stem from other powerful moral values.