Articles P6170

Working Wikily

By Diana Scearce, Gabriel Kasper, & Heather McLeod Grant 4

A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.

Microfinance

Financing Freedom

By Meredith May

Microlending in leprosy colonies frees residents from poverty, shame, and isolation.

Unreasonable and Ready

By Suzie Boss

A new social enterprise incubator fills two critical gaps facing social entrepreneurs: mentoring and access to capital.

Containing a Global Health Care Crisis

By Suzie Boss

Used shipping containers become health care clinics in the developing world.

Big Payoffs from Small Savings

By Suzie Boss

SaveTogether wants to foster the savings habit among low-income Americans.

Come on up to the Rising

Review By Jonathan D. Greenberg

A PARADISE BUILT IN HELL: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit

Summer 2010

Faith Tempered by Reality

Review By Robert Wineburg

GOD’S ECONOMY: Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State by Lew Daly

Summer 2010

Patience and Perseverance

By Goli Ameri

What it takes to make change in the U.S. State Department.

A Good Business for Poor People

By Lisa Jones Christensen, David Lehr, & Jason Fairbourne 1

Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.

Local Warming

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Global warming may end up helping some poor farmers who will be able to sell their crops for higher prices.