A single public metric ranking DAF sponsors by the share of assets they deploy would turn the incentive to accumulate wealth into a race to give.

Amid much discussion about the future of philanthropy, one mystery deserves more attention: Why does the giving of so many ...

Many modern philanthropists are building impact that lasts, though it may not look like the brick-and-mortar projects of ...

Lessons from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis on defending our neighbors and democracy ...

For every 100 people contacted, 58 individuals never became active participants. This analysis made the conversion bottleneck ...

Evidence can identify interventions that have worked under specific conditions. But it does not account for whether those conditions exist in practice or whether systems are capable of creating them.

Shifting impact investment toward market creation means doing a lot more than changing how we talk about what we do.

Collective impact tends to generate strong reactions. Mention it, and the person across from you will likely either extol its virtues or roll their eyes. Introduced in a 2011 SSIR article, the ...

When Rina arrives at the Amazon warehouse, she swipes an employee ID. The sensors inside allow her past the door and then track her location as she moves through the giant facility each day. She ...

Technology is essential to the success of nonprofits. Digital tools enable organizations to automate operations, access new audiences, reimagine programs, and assess their impact with greater clarity ...

I was interested to read “Why Don’t Philanthropists Build Anymore” in the Summer 2026 issue of Stanford Social Innovation ...