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Podcast

Robert Searle - Can Nonprofits Get More Bang for the Buck?

If you haven't bought a flat-screen TV yet, chances are you're waiting for the prices to drop. Technologies get cheaper by virtue of the "experience curve," a phenomenon where, as companies get better at what they do, costs become lower. In this Stanford Social Innovation Review sponsored audio lecture, Robert Searle argues that nonprofits also can have experience curves, achieving a greater volume of outcomes for the same cost. He discusses the types of outcome metrics on which nonprofits should focus.

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Offsetting Green Guilt

By Matthew J. Kotchen 6

Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?

Global Issues

Remix Culture

By Marcia Stepanek 2

Remixes are becoming an ever-growing part of contemporary culture, consequently posing an interesting dilemma for cases of copyright infringement. Where should we draw the line?

Philanthropy

Shakeout Rumbling in Giving Sector

By Todd Cohen

Nonprofits need to act now to improve all aspects of their operations or they will not survive the economic crisis.

Not Racing to Help

By Alana Conner

Racism may have played a role in the government's delayed response to Katrina.

No Profit for Her

By Alana Conner

Research shows that men may be more effective than woman at utilizing microfinance investments.