Beyond the Block
Chicago’s My Block My Hood My City uses the concept of travel to get young, low-income residents more connected with their city.
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Waging Lawfare to Save the Planet
ClientEarth has taken a US-style legal strategy of protecting the environment across the Atlantic and found surprising success.
A Space for Refugees
An ambitious community project is helping Amsterdam’s newest residents find both dignified work and a social network.
Building Community by Sharing Books
Little Free Libraries draw neighbors together on street corners, on school campuses, and in police stations.
Unconventional Wisdom
The Rockefeller Foundation’s “scan and search” approach casts a wide net to identify the issues it’s best suited to tackle.
360-Degree Development
Swades Foundation is working to break nonprofit community development efforts out of their silos in India.
Saving the Neighborhood
In the face of Berlin’s rising rents and gentrification, tenants are asserting their rights through Kotti & Co.
1,001 Story Times
We Love Reading brings imaginative reading circles for children across the Middle East and around the world.
Sharing Is Daring
Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.
Step by Step
ChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.