Social Sector

Why Making Predictions Is So Difficult in the Social Sector

David Henderson | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Nonprofit, Charity, Social Sector, Unemployment Rates, Poverty, Unemployment, Homelessness, Impact News
David Henderson

Despite all the blog posts, books, and questionable models to the contrary, we are a long ways away from being able to predict with any relevance the future of the social sector.

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What Is the Social Value of Blogging?

David Henderson | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, Poverty, Social Sector, Bloggers, Blogging, Impact News
David Henderson

Professionally I do two things; I help organizations make high impact data-oriented decisions, and I write. As 2011 draws to a close, I reflect on ano...

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Benefiting Low Income Communities Through Design

Jean Lin | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Ideo, Design, IDEO.Org, Philanthropy, Kenya, Patrice Martin, Nonprofit, Ghana, Jocelyn Wyatt, Water Sanitation, Social Sector, Arts News
Jean Lin

Multi-discipline design and innovation firm IDEO has announced the fall launch of a new nonprofit arm, IDEO.org. In a move to bring human-centered des...

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Politics, Personalities and the Business of Doing Good

Jake Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Bush, Public Good, Social Responsibility, Volunteers, Collaboration, Non-Profits, Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility, Points of Light, Social Sector, Business News
Jake Brewer

Trying to make the world a better place is messy and almost always full of the same back-room shenanigans chronicled throughout the political sectors, but with one difference: those involved act like it's not, and no one talks about it.

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