Gaming Out Collective Action
Cultural factors, including gender norms, can have a decisive impact on efforts to build social cohesion in developing countries.
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When Everyone Is an Expert
In an era of instant feedback and crowdsourcing, the government misses out when it relies solely on authorized voices.
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On the Rise
A new book reminds pessimists that growing numbers of people around the world are wealthier and healthier than ever before.
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A First-Class Solution
The success of the Housing First movement shows why social service providers must listen to the people they serve.
Lost to Foreclosure
One of the cities hit hardest by the wave of home foreclosures was Stockton, Calif., a city that later declared bankruptcy.
What Impact Investors Can Learn from the Microfinance Industry
Substitute the word “impact” for “social performance,” and current debates in the investment community sound exactly like the ones the microfinance industry had 10 years ago. The investor community can learn from microfinance’s successful efforts to set standards for non-financial returns—the “other bottom line.”
Human-Centered Design for the Voting Experience
IDEO brings a human-centered design lens to voting in Los Angeles County—and finds compelling opportunities to increase participation nationally.
Second-Generation Collective Impact
Collective impact efforts that go the distance align public and private resources, and dedicate themselves to keeping their networks engaged and focused on results.
A Good Deal for Social Good
How impact investors, commercial investors, and social enterprises can take advantage of Series B financing and create greater impact.
A New Approach to Reversing the Downward Spiral of Low Turnout
To increase voter turnout, other approaches are needed—ones intended not to inflame passions about what may be at stake in a particular election but instead to connect more voters to the process of voting and to the value of participating in our democracy.