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

The Grameen Foundation’s Bankers Without Borders initiative applies skills-based volunteering to poverty alleviation.

Politically radical social workers didn’t expect to be working in a bank any more than white-collar bankers expected to be holding meetings in a crowded public market.

A FISTFUL OF RICE: My Unexpected Quest to End Poverty Through Profitability by Vikram Akula

Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus

LeapFrog Investments aims to insure the poor on a grand scale.

Microlending in leprosy colonies frees residents from poverty, shame, and isolation.

Build Change is shaking up construction practices in earthquake-prone areas.

Over the past 17 years, the Forum for African Women Educationalists has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries.

During its first 10 years, Creative Capital has pumped $14 million into 324 projects from a range of artistic disciplines. But Creative Capital doesn’t just fund projects, it builds careers.

The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.

The 2010 Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis may cause MFIs to shift away from a majority female client base to a more gender-balanced portfolio.

I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.

Not every organization should become an institution. But long-term change really is dependent on institutions.

I think the current moment is the beginning of the golden years for microfinance.