Development Controversy a Sign of Sophistication
Public debate about two prominent poverty-alleviation programs shows that over the past 15 years international development has become much more scientific.
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Investing with a Purpose
Impact investing can meet the needs of society’s most disadvantaged, whether they are cocoa farmers in Sierra Leone or the hard-to-employ in New York.
Running for Economic Development in Kenya
An interview with Wilson Kiriungi, CEO of Run with Kenyans.
Disadvantaged Populations Feel the Heat
The connection between environmental quality and the predicament of disadvantaged populations is coming into ever-sharper relief.
Nonprofits in the Age of the “New Citizen”
Good intentions abound in the civic and social technology movement—why are so few nonprofits participating?
The Present Value of Social Investment
How to calculate the value of a social investment made now versus at a future date.
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Global Issues
Promoting Health Through Weight Loss
Harvard business professor Leslie John reports on studies providing financial and social incentives to get people to lose weight.
Risks Worth Taking
When philanthropists fund programmatic interventions, they should resist the seduction of certainty.
Social Enterprises and Growth: Lessons from the Microcredit Debate
Ambition to scale makes MFIs more financially driven.
Exploring Philanthropy and Impact Investing in China
A look at best practices between the US and China, and reflections from a recent Phoenix Global Impact trip.