Beyond the Recession: Who Will Reboot the Social Sector?

Sidney | July 26, 2009

When it’s all said and done this is how the social sector’s late 2000s recession story might be written. 2008 – The late 2000s recession was finally acknowledged and it all suddenly came unraveled. 2009 – Nonprofits began to feel the effects of the recession and sector thought leaders issued their predictions. 2009 – The  [...]

Beyond the Fallacy of Outcome Metrics (Part 2)

Sidney | July 6, 2009

This is the second installment of a five post series regarding what I believe to be the fallacy of outcome metrics – a belief that external impact or outcome measures are the be-all and end-all indicators for monitoring, reporting, and gauging success of social sector programs.  The next four posts will offer guidelines for developing [...]

"Why Uplift?"

This blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.