Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While these solutions are important and advance every year, public health is increasingly challenged by factors that are outside what we traditionally define as the health care sector. Historically, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has been used as a term to capture these important upstream, non-medical drivers of health.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. Our reasoning was straightforward: We didn’t want to be seen as competing for funding with the nonprofits using our software. We weren’t alone.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119

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APRIL 2, 2023

Writing a nonprofit mission statement can feel like an intimidating task. A nonprofit mission statement isn’t supposed to include everything you do. Unfortunately, most nonprofits have long, verbose mission statements that pack in every single thing they do, using lots of long words and jargon. Well, good news!

Food 105

Food Entrepreneurship Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 105

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MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Services Delivered.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Transactional behavior in charities I often share research findings with nonprofit groups. A frustrated manager interrupted, “But I just want their money. Footnotes: [1] In experiments, giving to family members always exceeds giving to non-family members. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47 (3), 623-644, p.

Altruism and Helping 52

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