COVID Was the Rehearsal
Just a few years ago, philanthropy showed what it could be at its best: nimble, coordinated, unusually brave. This time, facing the sudden slashing of foreign aid, the cavalry is quieter.
Social Issues - Articles
Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure
How artmaking and creative practice in the United States can address community challenges, strengthen local economies, and rebuild human connections—and three less-well-traveled ways to support it.
Enlisting Men to Build a More Caring World
International development programs are bringing men into caregiving for the good of families, societies, and men themselves.
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New Pioneers
An excerpt from Pioneers on the ideas that cross borders and boundaries
Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action
Mass mobilization to combat authoritarianism dates back millennia. New methods can harness the power of the people and advance causes for justice.
Is Data Driving or Hijacking Education Policy?
Data-driven decision-making has become central to education in India. While data provides invaluable insights, using it to shape policy is not without its risks.
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The Power of Funder Collaboratives to Advance Global Health
How collaboratives can accelerate government initiatives to eliminate preventable global health problems, as seen in the case of Reaching the Last Mile Fund’s impact on a neglected tropical disease and the Beginnings Fund’s aim to increase maternal-newborn survival.
Crash Into Housing
How the Bama Works Fund mobilized private, public, and philanthropic capital to transform public housing
Rewriting Gender and Caste Narratives in India Through Art
In the suburbs of Delhi, girls who have survived violence find inspiration in the indomitable spirit of artist-activists like Frida Kahlo and engage with self-portraiture as a means of building self-confidence.
Financing Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Communities
To close the digital divide, we need a capital market that powers community broadband.