The Farm Cooperative Fighting Crime
Libera Terra reclaims lands stolen by the Italian Mafia to create economic opportunities for local communities.
Social Issues - Articles
Community Energy Revolution
NGO consortium Local Energy Scotland promotes collectively owned renewable energy generation.
Preserving Social Purpose Amid a Global Pandemic
Mexico’s Pixza began as a social inclusion vehicle for homeless adults through a pizza business. Its evolution demonstrates how social entrepreneurs can leverage purpose to sustain organizations through a crisis and to reengineer business models to foster greater impact.
A Sense of Belonging
Public health requires a more intentional effort toward building social connectedness.
Electability Bias Against Female Candidates
Even voters who favor female candidates may withhold support because of worries about their ability to win.
When Discrimination Meets Meritocracy
Hiring managers focus on qualities they deem relevant to the job, even if applying those qualities may be discriminatory.
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Bridging Partisan Divides
Mónica Guzmán’s I Never Thought of It That Way offers lessons for managing the contentious conversations of our increasingly polarized society.
Creating Tech Prosperity for All
People from disadvantaged communities have largely been cut off from the tech cornucopia. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The Teddy Bear Bus
Children fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine are gifted a plush toy from volunteers when they arrive in Hungary.
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Funding Data and AI That Serve the Social Sector
Five ways for funders to think about investing in data and AI that would put ownership of responsible data and AI squarely in the hands of the social sector.