Do We Actually Want Higher Youth Voter Turnout?
Young people can be more engaged in politics, but major institutions must actually want that to happen.
Social Issues - Articles
Making Good Ideas Go Viral
A less-traveled path to education reform: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is catalyzing three social forces to create an epidemic of best practice.
Translating Research into Action
There is no doubt that social change efforts are accelerated by data, but investing in high-quality, cutting-edge research alone isn’t enough to produce solutions. Funders and researchers have to invest more in translating research into action.
Increase Turnout by Informing Voters about Policy Differences
More people would vote (and a more diverse group of people would vote) if they knew more about candidates’ fundamental policy positions.
The Economic Benefits of Gender Parity
Women need to be equal partners in society for them to be equal partners in work.
Getting Out the Vote Is Tougher Than You Think
Recent randomized field trials provide evidence that most get out the vote mobilization efforts have very modest effects on voter turnout, much less than previously thought.
A New Vision for Fighting Modern-Day Slavery
Why we need to move beyond prevention-only approach, and invest in the rescue and restoration of current victims.
Creating an Engaged Citizenry Through Voting
Americans for Prosperity Foundation works to make sure that the message of doing your civic duty by voting hits home.
Environmental Inclusion: A Moral Imperative and Political Necessity
Access to the outdoors should be a human right. If connection with nature is important for the human soul and mind, we need to ask what structural problems prevent the underprivileged from enjoying such experiences.
Accounting for Climate Exposure
A broader view of the impact of climate change can offer mainstream and impact investors a competitive edge.