Microfinance’s Next Frontier
LeapFrog Investments aims to insure the poor on a grand scale.
Social Issues - Articles
Beyond the Poverty Line
A new approach to measuring poverty is needed, one that accounts for multiple factors such as housing, and regional economic differences.
Podcast
Future of the Health Care Reform
Experts from medical and public health fields offer opinions on the Affordable Health Care Act.
Suing for the Cure?
Is it ethical for a nonprofit to sue another nonprofit over a branding issue?
The Nonprofit Summer Slide
Innovative ideas for preventing summer learning loss in children might benefit nonprofits too.
Context Deficit Disorder
Do we know what we're talking about when we use the term privacy?
Natural Capital: A New Force in Strategic Planning
The concept of natural capital is catching on with strategic planners, enhancing both corporate sustainability and bottom lines.
Review
Climate Soldiers
The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth by Eric Pooley
Can the Secondary Education Gap Be Closed?
Africa is failing to meet the demand for secondary education, which is fueled by the region’s rising youth population.
Podcast
Paul Pastorek and Andres Alonso - Education: Tackling the Turnaround Challenge
Can schools be turned around, and can the system change? Yes, say an experienced district and state school leader in this panel discussion during the Driving Dramatic School Improvement conference at Stanford. Navigating questions by moderator Jordan Meranus, they talk about what they are doing in Louisiana and Baltimore to radically reform schools so that more children can meet state standards and receive an excellent education.