Beyond the Poverty Line
A new approach to measuring poverty is needed, one that accounts for multiple factors such as housing, and regional economic differences.
Government - Articles
Innovative public sector policies and programs (more)
Unlocking Future Savings
The English hope to sell social impact bonds (potentially paid for by the government) to raise money to fund new programs.
Podcast
Future of the Health Care Reform
Experts from medical and public health fields offer opinions on the Affordable Health Care Act.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
SocialSquared: Productive Gaming on Facebook
SocialSquared games, if done well, could be tremendously powerful.
REDF Leverages First Social Innovation Fund Grant
A look at what’s promising and fresh about the Social Innovation Fund.
Review
Climate Soldiers
The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth by Eric Pooley
A Straw-Man Plan for Doing Good Better
How to make a cultural shift that leads better outcomes.
Matching Human Capital with Financial Capital Will Make SIF’s Millions Go Farther
Human capital can either be an unanticipated barrier to success or an effective catalyst for achieving it.
Game Theory
Behavioral experts agree that so-called "games for good" can teach empathy to those who play them.