The Right Soil for Innovation
The idea for a New York City botanical garden needed a suitable milieu to flourish.
Social Issues - Articles
Health Insurance for Migrants
The M-FUND offers affordable health insurance to the vulnerable Burmese migrant population on Thailand's western border.
From Prison Back to School
Boston Uncornered gives gang-involved individuals a stipend and social support to attend college.
Desegregating the Home-Sharing Economy
A collaboration between the NAACP and Airbnb is one of several new efforts to reduce racial discrimination on home-sharing platforms.
Bringing Together Research and Action
Two new programs aim to help academics to engage more directly with nonprofits and social change initiatives.
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The Critical Role of Traditional Knowledge in Social Innovation
To build a brighter future for Canada, we need to learn from Indigenous communities and develop a new language of mutual understanding.
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A Path to Community Driven Food Innovation
Community-driven solutions are helping both to improve food security and to pass down Inuit knowledge to younger generations.
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Fighting Social Exclusion, One Encounter at a Time
Exeko seeks to better understand social, cultural, and intellectual exclusion and work to eliminate it.
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Supporting Women’s Rights in Troubled Times
How women’s movements are holding ground and breaking ground.
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Out of the Lab and into the Frontline
How embracing uncertainty can help cultivate Canada’s social R&D ecosystem.