Retailing with Heart
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Social Issues - Articles
It Takes Three to Tango
A European perspective on American civil society. A quick glance at the latest
thinking about not-for-profit management and philanthropy
reveals some profound differences between the ways American and
European practitioners look at today’s major societal challenges.
Innovations That Address the Last-Mile Distribution Challenge
Social enterprises have taken up the challenge of developing markets for newly designed cook stoves in India.
Podcast
The Peer Water Exchange: A Platform for Change
Rajesh Shah, a 2010 Tech Award winner, shares his social entrepreneurship model that leverages technology, new media, and peer interaction to solve the water crisis.
Lessons from Grameen and Microfinance—Are You Building an Institution of Change?
Not every organization should become an institution. But long-term change really is dependent on institutions.
Letting Go
Two insiders explore why foundations micromanage how social problems are solved and explore what grant makers can do to foster high impact strategies.
It’s Not About the Tea
By and large, the Central Asia Institute's supporters went for a feel-good story, didn’t do their homework, and didn’t ask the right questions with the Three Cups of Tea dust up.
Sparking Water Innovation
The water we drink is not as safe as we’d like, and treating water has major environmental and economic impacts. We can no longer take water resources for granted.
If Nostradamus Was a Philanthropist
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created a forecast for the health future of America’s most vulnerable populations over the next two decades.
Are We Serious About Financial Inclusion for All?
Steps that regulators and finiancial service providers can take to move toward the goal of financial inclusion.