Stanford Social Innovation Review

We don’t necessarily like people who do the right thing. 

ICONOCLAST: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns

Grab a mocha and brainstorm.

A new evaluation tool allows donors and investors to track their investments and compare their data to those of organizations doing similar work. 

How best to assess program performance.

It’s time to rethink the “C” in CSR.

Britain tries building carbon-neutral housing to address its housing shortage. 

GreenNote helps students with no credit history obtain college loans. 

Rockers go green. 

Two new players in the world’s social investing scene seek financial returns along with social impact. 

Mathematical tool helps countries weigh the pros and cons of using biofuel. 

In their efforts to be socially responsible, most companies fail to wield their most powerful tool: lobbying. Yet corporations such as Mary Kay, Royal Dutch Shell, and General Motors are increasingly leveraging their deep pockets, government contacts, and persuasive powers for the cause of good. Not all kinds of socially responsible lobbying are created equal, however. The authors discuss which forms are best for companies and society.

Paying people to practice safe sex. 

The violence, noise, and crowding of poor neighborhoods stress kids and parents, bringing out their bad sides and breeding psychopathology.

LivingGoods sends its version of Avon ladies—white-uniformed “health promoters"—knocking on doors in hundreds of Ugandan communities.