Betting on Migration for Impact
Enabling people to move for opportunity should be an urgent priority for funders and social innovators who want to make a difference in global inequality.
Social Issues - Articles
Instead of Carbon Offsets, We Need ‘Contributions’ to Forests
Because of problems created by the incentive structure for carbon offsets as a mode of climate mitigation, companies should switch to a “contributions” framing to preserve a crucial flow of climate investment.
Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?
Understanding the historical roots of many foundation endowments is a critical step in considering the question of philanthropic reparations.
Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
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Can a Person Be ‘Diverse’?
An excerpt from The Inclusive Language Field Guide on how we draw people in when we communicate
Building Sustainable Value Chains From Hemp and Flowers
To reduce global consumption, entirely new value-creation models must be created that can integrate renewable resources into unsustainable industries.
5 Myths Preventing Catalytic Capital From Going Where It’s Needed
Without a clear understanding of the gaps in the market, it is difficult for impact investors to develop sound strategies to fill them.
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Transformational Advocacy and the Disobedient Self
An excerpt from Reclaiming Our Democracy on how grassroots advocates are made
How Organizations Build Trust
Civil society institutions have an important role to play in reversing our collective trust deficit.
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A World of Purpose
An excerpt from Venture Meets Mission on the call to government service among young people