About the Author

Kathleen Kelly Janus

Kathleen Kelly Janus is a social entrepreneur, author, and lecturer at Stanford University’s Program on Social Entrepreneurship. As an expert on philanthropy, millennial engagement, and scaling early stage organizations, her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Tech Crunch and the San Francisco Chronicle. Her book – Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up and Make a Difference – is a playbook for nonprofit organizations based on a five-year research project interviewing hundreds of top-performing social innovators. Click here to a full bio.

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Recent ARTICLES

Social entrepreneurship, philanthropy & innovation in china & the u.s.
​4.12.18

Blaring news headlines about a developing trade war between the United States and China contrast the emerging partnerships developing between philanthropists and social entrepreneurs from the two countries. There are far more similarities than differences between American and Chinese civil society actors.

it's not about poise, it's about preparation
​3.22.18

​Although we have witnessed dozens of mass shootings at schools over the past decades, none of these tragedies have resulted in policy change. Experts are saying that this moment feels different. So what is it about the Parkland students that so quickly turned tears, prayers and passion into real change?​

​HOW TO INCORPORATE HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN INTO YOUR ORGANIZATION
​3.14.18

You may have heard of the phrase “human-centered design,” an idea swarming Silicon Valley, and often the origin of some of our favorite tech and social products. But what is it, exactly, and what does it mean to the success of your nonprofit?

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