Design for All
An excerpt of Bess Williamson’s Accessible America shows how accessible design is innovative and inclusive.
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Social Issues - Articles
The New Era of Refugee Investing
How investment can unlock the potential of refugees and help propel economic development.
Investing in Forest Health
A new impact investment vehicle may hold a key to addressing the West’s growing wildfire problem.
Changing the Climate by Leaving ‘Climate Change’ Behind
The best way to increase clean energy production and phase out fossil fuels may be to shift the narrative from climate change to messages that reflect people’s deeply held values, particularly those related to better health.
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Sustainable Development Must Center Basic Human Rights
An excerpt from The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy and Society shows how lacking basic rights hinders sustainability growth.
Four Lessons on Connecting Leaders of Social Change
A transnational program focused on equality shows that engaging with conflict and difference is vital to the growth and effectiveness of social movements and broader change.
Six Ways to Support Small and Growing Businesses in Emerging Markets
Entrepreneur support programs are popular among donors, but many fail to incorporate rigorous research on the most effective ways to help businesses grow. Insights from current academic literature can help improve program design.
Funding Innovations That Break the Mold
How funders can support bold, emerging leaders and their cutting-edge ideas.
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Increasing Equity and Inclusion in the Arts
Leaders from three San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations discuss how they are shaping both their organizations and their performances to make them more diverse and welcoming to all.
Almost Everything You Know About Impact Investing Is Wrong
Growing confusion about impact investing's key principles and practices has it headed for a fall.