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

Pioneering groups of foundations and philanthropists have pooled their talent and resources to help solve social sector problems too big for any one to tackle alone.

Nostalgia is more than just a warm, fuzzy feeling.

Watch dog organizations don't reach most donors.

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.

Keeping your message simple helps mobilize people in support of your goals.

Despite years of claiming the contrary, donors still don’t really care about nonprofit performance or impact.

A first-of-its-kind national study shows that Gen X and Millennial major donors aim to revamp philanthropic strategy and take risks on new tools.

Intended impact is personal; social issues are not.

The issues and effects of “diverse donors” are no longer marginal, but a central part of the complex philanthropic and social sector in the US.

Pushing back against efforts that are likely to lead to disappointment, and three ways we might reframe the initiative.

A new study from Liberty Hill Foundation provides insights into building philanthropy in African American communities.

The effort to make giving public and start a “giving season” won’t materially affect giving in any positive way.

With the ever-widening wealth gap, we as a society need to break out of the traditional philanthropic mold.

Serious games tap into the same culture of online friendship from social networking to fuel peer involvement and encourage collaboration around real-world challenges.

Thanks to rapid advances in computer and communication technologies, it is possible for stakeholders in the nonprofit sector to disclose more, to know more, and to demand more through increased transparency and collaboration. In October, a group of the largest US foundations…