Measurement & Evaluation
How Good Is Your Evidence?
A new, and easier, scientific approach to determining the quality of evidence can help the social sector better assess—and therefore better address—social problems.
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Research Notes
Reconnecting Youth in America’s Cities
A new report examines the relationship between place and race, and disconnected youth in the United States.
Collaboration
Community Collaboratives Show Persistence and Progress
Local US collaboratives are adapting and evolving for long-term success.
Food
Between Listening and Doing
A “whole health” approach to improving access to food and food education.
Urban Development
A Strategy for Alleviating Poverty
Why there is a renewed sense of urgency and optimism about place-based initiatives.
Arts
You Go Girl
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has produced more than 3,600 murals throughout the city.
Cities
An Absorbing Problem
To help low-income residents, urban communities need to build up their capacity for using investment capital effectively.
Civil Society
Civic Crowdfunding: A New Way of Spending Down?
Civic crowdfunding shouldn't support core public services; it should create immediate impact and inform future projects.
Urban Development
A Working Model for Slum Rehabilitation
How innovative regulation is enabling private capital to deliver social impact and realize attractive returns in Mumbai.
Design Thinking
Design for Cleaner Living
A team of social innovators is devising ways to put urban India on track to a tidier future.