Source of Opportunity
Sama Group, a social enterprise that connects disadvantaged people with digital work, is expanding its reach to the United States.
Economic Development - Articles
Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
Lifting Up Day Labor
A social enterprise called In Every Story brings better pay—and a spirit of empathy—to a highly marginalized workforce.
The Price of Competition
Market structures have a complex but discernible effect on people’s willingness to buy socially responsible products.
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Stolen Future
The conditions faced by young people in the United States highlight the impact of growing inequality.
A Broader Definition of Business
Business education should include lessons from market-based approaches to international development goals in developing countries.
Five Innovations That Will Electrify Africa
How a continent of over 1 billion off-grid customers can move from darkness to light over the next decade.
Latinos: The Future of US Economic Security
It’s time to adapt to demographic changes and adopt new strategies.
Why Energy Philanthropy Is High-Impact Philanthropy
Energy is central to many causes that funders care about, but it is one of the most underappreciated issues in 21st-century philanthropy.
The IRS’s Secret, Successful Low-Income Savings Program
Let’s build on—not try to fix—overwithholding.
Digital Fluency at the BOP
Mobile adoption at the base of the pyramid will bring massive development benefits, but we must seize the unique opportunity to drive pre-emptive positive digital behavior to help safeguard vulnerable communities.