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Andrea McGrath is running The Center for Applied Philanthropy in partnership with The Philanthropy Initiative. The Center believes that now is the time for 'nontraditional' investment options – including loans and other so-called program-related investments (PRIs) – to emerge as a philanthropic investment solution whose time has come.
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The nonprofit sector loves to celebrate collaboration and finding common ground. But this article in the Stanford graduate school of business magazine looks at a study from Made to Stick author Chip Heath suggesting that seeking common ground can hurt results. (hat tip Cynthia Gibson)
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Mark Kramer of FSG Social Impact Advisors newest research focuses on shared outcome and impact measures that many organizations can use to increase their performance.
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James Purefoy, the star of NBC's The Philanthropist, shares his thoughts on the shows attempt to "inform, educate and entertain" in this blog post.
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The question of whether a social enterprise should be a for-profit or nonprofit is not easily answered. But in her latest post Carla Javits of REDF links to three excellent resources for helping social entrepreneurs decide which business structure is best for them.
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Nathaniel Whittemore looks at the new details released regarding the Social Innovation Fund and suggests that their might be an opportunity for online donation platforms to help every day Americans participate.
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ABOUT SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
Sean Stannard-Stockton is the president and chief investment officer of Ensemble Capital Management, located in Burlingame, CA, midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. From 2006 through 2012, Sean authored the Tactical Philanthropy blog and wrote regular philanthropy columns for both the Financial Times and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In 2012, Sean officially ended the blog to focus on growing Ensemble Capital.
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