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National Insights and Trends  
National Insights and Trends
Effectively Focusing Your MBA Toward Social Change

You’ve got valuable business skills that have enabled you to succeed brilliantly in the ...


Philanthrocapitalism: The Myths and Realities

A new book entitled by Mike Edwards, "Just Another Emperor: the Myths and Realities of ...


Low-Profit, Limited Liability Corporations Advanced by States

Michigan, North Carolina, Vermont, and Montana are advancing state legislation that would allow for ...


TED Prize Winners Advance Ideas for Change

This year's TED Prize winners made big wishes at TED2008. Dave Eggers' talks about his efforts to ...


Issues That Matter
Social Networking for Social Change

There were some changes noted during a recent visit to the home page of change.org, and not just ...


Why All the Fuss About Green Collar Jobs?

If you could improve the environment and strenthen the financial stability of lower income ...


Overcoming Board Inertia

Board members who say things like “…it’s never been done that way before,” ...


Focus Your MBA On Creating Change?

You’ve got valuable business skills that have enabled you to succeed brilliantly in the ...


Food Illuminates the Chasms Between US Citizens

It was more than ten years ago when my close friend Adriana Ballen, who also happened to be both ...


Communities Do, In Fact, Differ From Dollar Bills

In his book, The Fiefdom Syndrome (The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies - And How ...


Arresting Global Climate Change for $800 Million A Year?

With its recent report on how foundations can help fight global climate change, Taking Action ...


Public Schools at a Crossroads

Editors Note: While Bobby's entry refers to specifics of Richmond Public Schools, it also touches ...


Head or Heart When Appealing to Donors? (Part Two-The Head)

A ‘Heady’ Approach Another school of thought is that donors are really more like ...


Head or Heart When Appealing to Donors? (Part One-The Heart)

There is no doubt that attracting and retaining donors is front of mind for all nonprofits, ...


GOOD Magazine Appears to Be...

GOOD. In case you don't, know, GOOD Magazine is "for people who give a damn. It's an ...


Frightening New Data on the Global Smoking Crisis

The new data on global smoking from a global survey, known as MPOWER, funded by Bloomberg ...


General Election Elevating Youth Civic Engagement

New research from the Girl Scout Leadership Institute (GSLI) demonstrates the extent to which the ...


Globalization Cuts Both Ways When It's About Anti-Poverty

Improving poverty and income inequality is a shared objective globally, so it is fitting that ...


A Nonprofit-For Profit "Mashup"

Highlighting the continuing mashup between the nonprofit and for profit sectors, an article in the ...