“Everywhere I go in the nonprofit/philanthropic world these days, I hear two words: ‘Scale’ and ‘Innovation,’” says Carol Thompson Cole, President of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP). Cole used her monthly “President’s Perspective” column as a platform to talk about the importance of scaling innovation, while VPP Chairman, Mario Marino, devoted two recent “From the Chairman’s Corner” columns to discussing the importance of “catapulting innovation to the top of America’s priority list.”

Check out these perspectives from the philanthropic world:

“The Innovation Imperative” by Mario Marino

“Nurturing the National Reef” by Mario Marino

“Growing What Works Part 1” by Carol Thompson Cole