Impact by Design: Making R&D Work for the Social Sector
Intentional processes that support risk-taking, testing, and fine-tuning of interventions lead to better-designed, more impactful initiatives.
Social Issues - Articles
Follow the Money
MapLight, a nonprofit that crunches data to determine the influence of money in politics, aims to make government more accountable.
Podcast
Info Technology and Sustainable Development
Michael Jones, Google’s chief technology advocate, discusses how connection technologies are now supporting sustainable development.
Migration and Human Rights
A look at policy reform in Argentina and implications for the United States.
Let’s Talk About Water
Solving our global water and sanitation issues in a post-2015 world requires more than simply counting beneficiaries.
The Value of Informal Enterprise
Informal enterprise is expanding rapidly, raising questions about what we mean when we say “the” economy and how we can better engage with it.
Podcast
Environmental Sustainability, Economic Realities
Fabien Cousteau discusses innovative solutions that address environmental problems and the realities of market economies.
The Poverty Credential
Politicians' personal stories about overcoming poverty won’t fuel economic mobility.
Remixing Microfinance
Microfinance has tended to grow by faithful replication of well-established models; it is now time to experiment with hybrid models that bring together the best features of each.
Podcast
Technology and Environmental Sustainability
Media expert Tim O'Reilly provides insight into how innovative technologies can be used to support sustainable development and power the future.