Social enterprise

Leverage is the mantra of the times in philanthropy, and rightly so. People want to know that the charities they support are using donations as effectively...

You can’t move away from what scares you.

New research suggests that social entrepreneurs may benefit from short bursts of business exposure.

As a matter of policy, we don't review our own books, but we hope you will. Keep an eye out for the following Press titles, and let us know what you think...

Most businesspeople will serve on the board of a nonprofit organization at some point. But the governance of nonprofits can differ dramatically from the governance of businesses. Even the best intentions can prove disastrous when new board members fail to understand that their traditional business experience can carry them only so far.

Social ventures earn their stripes the same way private enterprises do.

Billionaires pledging half of their net worth to charity was a good start.

In mixing the for-profit and nonprofit models, OpenAI hoped for the best of both worlds. Instead, it got the worst.

Month two of our special series on scaling entrepreneurial solutions that benefit society.

What good is a great program if the organization is collapsing?

"Mission" for nonprofits is the same as "profits" for private sector companies. In the private sector, corporations achieve their goals by carefully designing...

People need more than free pizza to solve problems.

Addressing the WHO's lack of innovation.

One important thing about cities is their sex appeal — their magnetism. Places flourish when they attract people, resources, opportunities, and ideas, and match them to one another. Cities are much more than the built environment of roads and real estate. Cities are about relationships, and whether people have access to opportunities. Cities are one […]

Satisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better.

Focus on expanding impact instead of growing the organization.

The headline in yesterday's New York Times business section was instantly exciting: "Kleiner Perkins and Partners Create $250 Million 'Social' Fund."...

When companies hand out bonuses, one intention is to make the rewarded workers happy. But how employees spend that bonus money, our research shows, is what really affects their happiness. We found that people get no meaningful boost in happiness by spending money on things like new clothes, TVs, and iPods. They do tend to […]

Here’s what that means for VCs and entrepreneurs.

It's time.