Receiving Aid, Receiving Respect
How people experience government programs directly affects their levels of civic engagement.
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The Value of Free
People are more likely to use products that they pay for, but when it comes to malaria-preventing bed nets in Africa, the opposite holds true.
Unsoiled Reputations
Family-owned firms pollute less than nonfamily firms; and that is due to the family values that these firms were founded upon.
What Makes Civic Associations Work
What makes a civic association effective is not so much the resources and opportunities available to it, but good leaders.
Fermenting Innovation
New public-private partnerships have led to big leaps in the exportation of Argentinian wine.
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Education of the Board
Role ambiguity dampens board member's commitments.
Going Overboard
Are foundations paying trustees too much money?
The Emotions of Aid
“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.
Overhead Isn’t Everything
How donors should think about nonprofit efficiency.
Building a Better Board
How nonprofit board size and independence relate to board performance.