Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Social Innovation Articles

Date Author Category Title
Fall 2009
Susan Colby & Tia Martinez
Education Great Teachers on the Fast Track

To save the nation, the United States needs alternative teacher training

Fall 2009
Alana Conner
Education Research: It’s Not About the Work Ethic
Fall 2009
Ann Goggins Gregory & Don Howard
Nonprofit Management The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle [Free!]

A vicious cycle is leaving nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function as organizations—let alone serve their beneficiaries. The cycle starts with funders’ unrealistic expectations about how much running a nonprofit costs, and results in nonprofits’ misrepresenting their costs while skimping on vital systems—acts that feed funders’ skewed beliefs. To break the nonprofit starvation cycle, funders must take the lead. —By Ann Goggins Gregory & Don Howard

Fall 2009
Mark R. Kramer
Philanthropy, Responsible Investing Catalytic Philanthropy [Free!]

Despite spending vast amounts of money and helping to create the world’s largest nonprofit sector, philanthropists have fallen far short of solving America’s most pressing problems. What the nation needs is “catalytic philanthropy”—a new approach that is already being practiced by some of the most innovative donors. —By Mark R. Kramer

Summer 2009
Suzie Boss
Economic Development • Education • Arts, Culture, and Religion • Nonprofit Management Art Mimics Art

Manchester Bidwell Corporation replicates by adapting general strategies to local cultures. —By Suzie Boss

Summer 2009
Jane Wales
Economic Development • Corporate Social Responsibility • Book Reviews Just Say “No” [Free!]

As the global financial crisis unfolds, those least responsible—our world’s poor—will be most affected. Many have called upon President Obama to uphold his campaign commitment to double foreign assistance. But Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, challenges us to think again. —By Jane Wales

Summer 2009
Raymond Fisman, Rakesh Khurana, & Edward Martenson
Nonprofit Management Mission-Driven Governance

The prevailing governance model is fundamentally adversarial, pitting board members in a never-ending struggle with executives. This model may ensure that the legal requirements of oversight and compliance are met, but it does little to advance the organization’s goals. The authors propose a new and more effective framework, one where board members and executives work together to advance the organization’s mission. —By Raymond Fisman, Rakesh Khurana, & Edward Martenson

Summer 2009
Paul C. Light
Social Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Revisited [Free!]

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most alluring terms on the problem-solving landscape today. The question is not whether social entrepreneurship is a term in
good currency, but what it actually means. —By Paul Light

Summer 2009
Jenna Lawrence
Corporate Social Responsibility Making the B List [Free!]

The B Corp seal of approval distinguishes truly responsible businesses from mere poseurs. —By Jenna Lawrence

Summer 2009
Suzie Boss
Arts, Culture, and Religion White House Digs Innovation

Social Innovation now has a place in the White House

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