Economic Development
Starting in Our Own Backyards
An excerpt from Wealth Supremacy on building an economy for all of us
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Nonprofits & NGOs
Inclusive Board Meetings
Diverse teams get better results, but it takes skill and thoughtfulness to make the most of diverse experience at a board table.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofits and Governments Are Looking for Love
From crush to marriage, the spectrum of relationships between nonprofits and governments
Collaboration
Healing Systems
How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.
Human Rights
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.
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Design Thinking
Designing New Worlds and Futures
An excerpt from Design Social Change on utopian world creation
Technology
Could AI Speak on Behalf of Future Humans?
AI systems can give voice to previously unheard stakeholders and make collective decision-making processes more inclusive—but only if they are designed thoughtfully and deployed responsibly.
Environment
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.
Philanthropy & Funding
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.
Technology
Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.