Giving

Editor's Note: This article, sent to me kindness of my Irish storytelling niece, Clare, is pretty amazing. My reaction after reading it was "hmmm, here I am talking about social...

Jan taught me that we are all equally human, and therefore all equally flawed.  Norm showed it's not enough to give, we should give gladly. These thoughts make our work...

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus Preface: Subtitled "Social Business and the Future of Capitalism," Mr. Yunus goes a little farther...

I believe that Rich Clark, and his fellow Cristo Rey partners are the epitome of searchers in seeking education to free those trapped in the poverty cycle of our inner...

By Muhammad Yunis from The Christian Science Monitor Feb 2008 edition Editor's Note: This article is shared for those who haven't had a chance to read Yunis' latest book. Thanks...

By Jessica Jackley Flannery Editor's Note: Jessica Jackley Flannery cofounded Kiva, the first peer-to-peer microlending Web site, and believes that microfinance, relationships, and stories are powerful tools for change. The...

The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly Preface: This book is a very...

If you are going to get involved in social mission, stick with what you know and can be comfortable doing – it’s the only way you’ll do it well.  [more]...

From The Focus online Feb 2008 Editor's Note: Thanks to The Focus Online for this amazing interview with Bill Drayton about the fundamentals of social change in our time. Drayton...

By Gerald Skoch So how do we get out from under the bridge? Brian Albrecht's July 26th article about the homeless couple living under a bridge was a poignant reminder...

Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits By Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant The Book of the Month: Bouncing around Kenyan roads in the back of...

From Stanford Social Innovation Review; Fall 2008 By: William Foster Over the past decade, the nonprofit sector has been increasingly abuzz with talk of strategic philanthropy, venture philanthropy, growth capital,...