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Solutions - Articles
Nonprofits Need to Change for Good, and the Moment Is Now
An incredibly challenging year has highlighted for nonprofits the value of authentically putting organizational egos aside, collaborating more deeply, and honestly considering mergers—and those practices need to continue.
Philanthropy’s Rural Blind Spot
The most economically distressed communities are the least likely to apply for funding and the least likely to have the local resources to address inequity. Grant makers must rethink their strategies to ensure that their resources go where they will do the most good.
Building an American Ownership Society
Neighborhood investment trusts can help create more inclusive economies in cities and restore the fabric of US democracy.
The Promise of Social Sector Franchising
The massive growth of commercial franchises like McDonald’s offers inspiration for scaling social impact. Although still very young, social sector franchising is spawning an array of successful enterprises that offer lessons for further expansion.
Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle
The most pressing social problems facing cities today require multiagency and cross-sector solutions. We offer tools and techniques to facilitate the process of diagnosing and solving problems by breaking down silos to build up cities.
Open-access to this article made possible by the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
Redesigning DEI
Decolonize Design offers an alternative framework grounded in belonging, dignity, and justice that seeks to abolish assimilation and promotes taking responsibility to challenge and confront racism and anti-Blackness head-on.
Inclusive Mobility Solutions
FutureLab identifies the gaps in mobility access that can hamper people’s ability to navigate everyday activities and codesigns solutions with its partners.
Liberation Technology
LibertApp is proving how technology can be used to stop human trafficking and save lives.
Africa’s Climate Activist
At the forefront of the effort to raise awareness about Africa’s climate plight is Vanessa Nakate, a 24-year-old Ugandan social media activist.