Interesting reads from around the Intertubes:

• The spring issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, with a focus on women’s empowerment, is a thought-provoking read in its entirety but of note is Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s piece on how disruptive technology can both expand and sharpen the focus of philanthropy.
• Over at Nonprofit Quarterly Rick Cohen takes the Case Foundation to task for its “pitch competition” idea/fiasco at the recent Council on Foundations conference.
• In Crain’s Chicago Business, Terry Mazany of The Chicago Community Trust offers a slice of optimism, however small, about the challenges of the Windy City.
• An idea gaining traction in policy circles is that philanthropy can work alongside government to produce bold solutions to our problems. Cue Michael Bloomberg.
• New York’s Attorney General is about to bring the hammer down on nonprofit boards thanks to the board of trustees of the no-longer-tuition-free Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The AG also doesn’t fear Oprah.
• Art lovers note: The New Yorker on why your new gallerist might have a youthful-sounding sales pitch.