Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

Health 114

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Georg von Richthofen & Ali Aslan Gümüsay This year, our institute published several studies as part of the research project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Global Digital Transformation (SET) based on activities in seven countries in the Global South. In Benin, for example, we focused on sustainable entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship 70

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future. Companies can also look beyond their own walls for innovative ideas.

Health 106

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 106

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Current rural civic infrastructure often operates under a default scarcity mentality because it was designed for a different demographic, social, economic, and technological context, and is no longer fit for purpose. All of that said: people in East Texas know that this will be a long lift, and we must be persistent.

Entrepreneurship 112

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Foundations Public and Social Policy 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 120

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 120

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 28 (2), 164-184; Küchler, L., Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The effects of social trust and institutional trust on formal volunteering and charitable giving in Japan. Policy Press. Cooperation and social bonds in common vampire bats.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52