Social Issues - Articles

Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

By Joe McCannon 1

Mass mobilization to combat authoritarianism dates back millennia. New methods can harness the power of the people and advance causes for justice.

Is Data Driving or Hijacking Education Policy?

By Rahul Pachori & Raavi Sharma 2

Data-driven decision-making has become central to education in India. While data provides invaluable insights, using it to shape policy is not without its risks.

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The Power of Funder Collaboratives to Advance Global Health

By Alice Kang’ethe

How collaboratives can accelerate government initiatives to eliminate preventable global health problems, as seen in the case of Reaching the Last Mile Fund’s impact on a neglected tropical disease and the Beginnings Fund’s aim to increase maternal-newborn survival.

Crash Into Housing

By Christine Mahoney 1

How the Bama Works Fund mobilized private, public, and philanthropic capital to transform public housing

Rewriting Gender and Caste Narratives in India Through Art

By Sonal Kapoor

In the suburbs of Delhi, girls who have survived violence find inspiration in the indomitable spirit of artist-activists like Frida Kahlo and engage with self-portraiture as a means of building self-confidence.

Financing Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Communities

By Brian Vo & Clara Miller

To close the digital divide, we need a capital market that powers community broadband.

New Analysis Points the Way Toward the Most Effective Impact Investments and a Need for Better Data

By Dean Hand & Jacob Tate

With impact investment assets under management approaching $1.6 trillion, the industry needs to build better analytical methods to make the most of every penny. A new approach from the Global Impact Investing Network may show a way forward, but the need remains for more, better, and more widely shared data.