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March 2009
Acumen Fund founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of social-sector entrepreneurship in an excerpt from her new book, The Blue Sweater. A video interview with the author takes you behind the book.
October 2008
When business leaders assess how societal issues will affect shareholder value, many see operational opportunities where they once saw risks. But executives have yet to fathom the extent to which the public expects companies to address major global problems.
February 2008
Consumers’ growing expectations of companies make corporate philanthropy more important than ever. But many respondents to this survey say their companies aren’t meeting social goals or stakeholder expectations very effectively. Companies that are doing well are taking a more strategic approach.
September 2006
When the Atlantic Philanthropies decided to spend its entire endowment by 2020, it faced huge challenges—which it has so far managed successfully, providing an example for institutions contemplating transformative change.
August 2006
Corporations, the Chinese government, and nonprofits themselves all have important roles to play.
Klaus M. Leisinger discusses one company's contribution to the global fight against poverty and disease.
November 2004
The UN Global Compact has become a major force promoting corporate social responsibility, but not enough US companies are participating.
August 2004
The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Indian initiative on AIDS explains the importance of creating a vast network of public-private partnerships to tackle the problem.
December 2003
Multinationals are directly affected by the global epidemic. It can’t be controlled without them.
December 2001
Governments and international organizations could reduce the financial risks borne by the developers and marketers of vaccines—and thereby make them cheaper and more plentiful.
July 2001
As HIV/AIDS rages in Africa, few can afford treatment. A UN-sponsored initiative is changing this bleak scenario.
February 2001
By developing a low-cost distribution channel, an Indian nonprofit organization can deliver child education and nutrition programs for just a few dollars a child per year.
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