Serving Up Data
The Human Needs Index offers complex, near-real-time information on how people across the United States use social services.
Sectors - Articles
Government Goes Agile
Helping US federal agencies design inexpensive, user-centered technology products is the mission of an unsung team of developers. Includes video extras.
Big Blue Volunteers
From Mumbai, India, to Mérida, Mexico, IBM employees are applying
their professional skills to a wide range of social challenges.
There Is No Such Thing as a Green Product
Touting products like LEDs and recycled plastic packaging as “green” is misleading, because it fails to account for their effects on markets and consumer behavior and for the resulting environmental consequences. The authors offer what they say is a better approach: measuring the overall "net green" impact of the product.
New Approaches to Ed-Tech Funding
Until recently, both foundations and venture capital firms were wary of directing resources toward education technology startups. Here’s how “blended capital” is expanding the ed-tech field.
Who Will Pay for Data?
The quest to build an infrastructure for measuring social impact depends on targeting the right customers.
Access by Prescription
By following the right regimen, pharmaceutical companies can boost their ability to bring life-saving medicines to poor customers.
Statehouse Scrutiny
For nearly a quarter century, a network of research and advocacy groups has kept a close eye on US state-level policymaking.
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Scaling Up Innovations With Government
How to overcome the barriers that large institutions like the government put in the way of scaling up innovations.
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A Tale of Two Intermediaries
RSPN and Nesta teach lessons about achieving social impact in the Global South and North.