15 Minutes with Margaret Henningsen
How an African-American banker is rebuilding her community.
Cities - Articles
Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities (more)
Podcast
Darrell Hammond - The Importance of Play for Children
Play affects children's quality of life. Yet, in many communities, schools, and families, this element has been pushed to the back burner. In an audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Darrell Hammond envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Since 1995, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct more than 850 new playgrounds and skateparks, and renovate 1,300 others nationwide.
Simply Successful
A Boston nonprofit's simple mission attracts sustained support and helps working-poor families.
In Your Face
The social enterprise that beat city hall.
Polishing Up the Diamond
How did the Jacobs Foundation help revitalize a neighborhood? By listening to its residents.
Neglecting the Neediest
Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.
An Accidental Good
How savvy social entrepreneurs seized on a tax loophole to raise billions of corporate dollars for affordable housing.
From Roadblocks to Road Rage
Lessons on neighborhood cooperation from a neighborhood torn apart.
Sticking Together
A California mayor’s challenge leads to an innovative resource-pooling strategy.
15 Minutes with Robert Egger
Interview with Robert Egger, founder, D.C. Central Kitchen.