Lucrative but Deadly
As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.
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Local Warming
Global warming may end up helping some poor farmers who will be able to sell their crops for higher prices.
Interviewer Beware
When it comes to job interviews, self-presentation tactics—appearance, gestures, postures, flattery, and self-promotion—go farther than you think.
How the Danes Do It
How much inequality there is in a society depends on how inheritable the wealth is, which in turn depends on the kind of wealth that it is.
Radical Grantmaking
Funders who want to catalyze radical innovation should make long-term grants, invest in people, and offer rich and frequent feedback.
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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.