Technology
Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World
The “India Stack” provides a model for how developing economies can empower informal business and drive inclusive growth.
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Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
Economic Development
Okinawa and the Link Between Socioeconomic Disparities and Colonialism in Japan
Colonialism has contributed to enduring power imbalances between Okinawa and mainland Japan, but there is a path forward through policy change.
Social Enterprise
Dignified Work for Disabled Kenyans
Social enterprise Riziki Source promotes professional development for one of Kenya’s most disadvantaged communities.
Economic Development
How Social Ties Exacerbated a Crisis
Microfinance relies on social networks for repayment, but those same networks can backfire during a financial crisis.
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Economic Development
Starting in Our Own Backyards
An excerpt from Wealth Supremacy on building an economy for all of us
Human Rights
Betting on Migration for Impact
Enabling people to move for opportunity should be an urgent priority for funders and social innovators who want to make a difference in global inequality.
Impact Investing
5 Myths Preventing Catalytic Capital From Going Where It’s Needed
Without a clear understanding of the gaps in the market, it is difficult for impact investors to develop sound strategies to fill them.
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How to Use Integrated Capital to Shift Power to the Front Lines
The Kataly Foundation invests in communities in ways that ensure that more value stays in the community.
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Supporting Visions of New Economic Power
Visionary solidarity economy projects are putting down roots in communities across the United States. But philanthropy will be needed for these seeds to bear fruit.
Health
Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health
A new framework for understanding the opportunity for health care innovators to dig deeper.