The Charity That Big Tech Built

By Marc Gunther 1

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse?

Scaling Science

By John Gargani & Robert McLean 6

A new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good. Open access to this article is made possible by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Creating a Policy Index for the Arts

By Roland J. Kushner & Randy Cohen

The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?

Planting Trees With Drones

By Kristine Wong 1

To fight deforestation, a UK-based startup is using unmanned aerial vehicles that can plant seeds 60 times faster than humans can.

Sharing Is Daring

By Kat McGowan 2

Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.

Step by Step

By Sarah Murray

ChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.

Marginalized Returns

By Mara Bolis & Chris West 34

Impact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.

Capital for Creativity

By Laura Callanan 5

Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.

The Motivations Behind Giving

By Adrienne Day

Charitable appeals that address a wealthy person’s agency are more effective.

The Mortality of Arts Nonprofits

By Chana R. Schoenberger

The funding ecosystem has a greater role to play in the survival of nonprofits than their internal structure.