Speaking at the opening plenary of Harvard University’s 20th annual social enterprise conference, author and social critic Anand Giridharadas called for jettisoning impact rhetoric and placing our energy instead into social movements, political activism, and structural change.
What’s behind the rise of a more avowedly socialist Labour Party in Great Britain? As in the US, growing economic precarity has led many, especially youth, to be much more open to economic alternatives.
OSU’s research expands our understanding of poverty’s impact on America and gives an important perspective for nonprofits to understand and explore.
Last week, NPQ explored how nonprofits can lead in rebuilding a more equitable and sustainable economy. We believe this timely issue is in need of new approaches, so look for additional work from us, including a webinar series.
Evidence continues to pile up that tax abatements and related “economic development incentives” cost the public dearly, with limited offsetting benefits. A reaction against these practices is starting to build, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of billions yet.
If efficiency requires us to send slaves into caves to extract metals and create toxic waste that destroys the planet, notes Douglas Rushkoff, then maybe we should be less efficient. This interview, the second article in a four-part series on rebuilding the economy, explores the inherent problems with our current extractive economy and calls on nonprofits to promote an economy that is both sustainable and equitable.
A new study published last week in the journal Science on the economic assessment of climate change damage in the U.S. found regional disparities.
Despite concerns that Syrian immigrants add to social and economic instability, studies in the United States and Turkey show that the opposite is true. Could there be partnership between immigrant advocacy and economic growth nonprofits?
The social discord that fueled the surprising outcome of our election is part of a global pattern. The World Economic Forum’s recently released Global Risks Report 2017 sees “deep-rooted social and economic trends are manifesting themselves increasingly disruptively across the world.”
