Shifting impact investment toward market creation means doing a lot more than changing how we talk about what we do.

Amid much discussion about the future of philanthropy, one mystery deserves more attention: Why does the giving of so many ...

Many modern philanthropists are building impact that lasts, though it may not look like the brick-and-mortar projects of ...

Lessons from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis on defending our neighbors and democracy ...

For every 100 people contacted, 58 individuals never became active participants. This analysis made the conversion bottleneck ...

Building power in communities now will protect them from the next threat to democracy. When Operation Metro Surge moved ...

Technology is essential to the success of nonprofits. Digital tools enable organizations to automate operations, access new audiences, reimagine programs, and assess their impact with greater clarity ...

I was interested to read “Why Don’t Philanthropists Build Anymore” in the Summer 2026 issue of Stanford Social Innovation ...

Nonprofit governance is tough and getting tougher. As a result, nonprofit boards are increasingly challenged to consistently deliver high-quality governance. Well-intentioned efforts to improve ...

You can feel it when you walk into a mutualist space for the first time—whether it’s a worker cooperative in North Carolina, a community garden, a labor-housing cooperative, a cohousing group in New ...

Atop the gleaming Four Seasons Hotel in Worli, Mumbai, wealthy locals and affluent tourists sit on plush couches and sip $18 cocktails. From this glamorous rooftop bar, five-star hotels, gleaming ...