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

The Liberty Hill Foundation concentrates on helping community activists create lasting change in Los Angeles.

Field scans are crucial for providing data about what has been funded and where funding gaps lie.

The disruptive force of the "new philanthropy" holds the promise of helping to reduce inequality. But will it actually do so?

Where levels of workplace diversity are higher than average, the level of charitable giving also tends to be higher.

Growing numbers of foundations, government agencies, and corporations in Europe are adopting venture philanthropy practices.

One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.

One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.

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.

Grantmakers can use a quantitative framework to help them decide which advocacy programs to invest in, and advocacy organizations can use it to determine which approaches might be most effective.

Nostalgia is more than just a warm, fuzzy feeling.

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

A look at Silicon Valley’s surprising disconnect and opportunities that all local funders should consider.

A new guide offers a framework for credible, realistic policy action that governments can take to turn social entrepreneurship into a major force for innovation.

The word from the trenches on how funders can make life easier for everyone.

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

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

Philanthropic organizations must “lean in” and confront the various ways their collective cultures get in the way.

Five lessons on creating a venture capital fund inside a foundation—a look at the Knight Enterprise Fund.

A look back at government regulation, philanthropy, “social blank” movements, and third sector grit.

Jaquelin Hume Foundation Executive Director Gisele Huff talks about the foundation's investment strategy, and why innovation and technology initiatives are significant.

Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.

To become more effective, nonprofits and foundations are turning to various sources for advice. Some look to experts, others turn to crowdsourcing. Experts and crowds can produce valuable insights, but too often nonprofits and funders ignore the constituents who matter most, the…

Social media and the Internet have permanently disrupted the traditional donor-engagement process through online competitions, viral video campaigns, and mobile giving, to name a few. With each new way for organizations and donors to interact come increasingly complex entry points into the…

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…

Analyzing the Gates Foundation’s impact on global social change.

What current global trends in philanthropy and discuss what they mean to foundations, philanthropists, and nonprofits.

Four practices of catalytic philanthropy and how to apply them in the real world.