A year of turbulence has exposed the dangers of philanthropic monocultures and upended assumptions about impact, effectiveness, and scale. Embracing the varied intentions that motivate people to give ...

How an excessive focus on methods has distracted attention from the more fundamental challenge of building rigor and learning ...

By Maria De La Cruz. Philanthropy's role in Minneapolis must be to build for after the current crisis passes ...

How cooperatives, public institutions, and social movements can come together to intentionally build a practical, ...

By R. Trebor Scholz & Mark Esposito. How cooperatives, public institutions, and social movements can come together to intentionally build a ...

Experienced practitioners such as Rakesh Rajani and Tim Hanstad note that NGOs and philanthropies often overlook “the most effective pathway to scale solutions to our planet's biggest ...

Many nonprofits in low- and middle-income countries face a critical mismatch: urgent social problems demand rapid program iteration, yet organizations often wait years for externally-produced ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

What is not working about the US response to homelessness? Every year, cities spend more on services, but homelessness is on the rise and public frustration with the status quo is growing. Providers ...

As the world changes, so must we. Humanity faces climate instability, rising authoritarianism, and possible new forms of artificial life. Social sector leaders face hostile governments, an uncertain ...

Sometimes the simplest tools bring the most value. Simply asking “why?” can make or break a new venture or help an established social impact project achieve its goals. When I teach systems-led ...