Without mechanisms for incorporating disconfirming evidence, grantmakers miss the opportunity for greater impact.

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When a nonprofit I founded in 1990 saw success in Boston, we were able to grow that nonprofit to two additional cities, Philadelphia and Hartford. In doing so, we encountered a host of ...

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To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed; “Only government has the capacity to ...

Without mechanisms for incorporating disconfirming evidence, grantmakers miss the opportunity for greater impact.

In an area outside Hyderabad, India, between the suburbs and the countryside, a young woman—we’ll call her Shanti—fetches water daily from the always-open local borehole that is about 300 feet from ...

Time 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT / 2-3:30 p.m. ET Karen Skelton has advised U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, U.S. Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, First Ladies, Fortune 100 ...

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Starting with the need instead of the solution can lead to stronger impact.