Google Giving: Calibrating Moon Shots
When we back only proven and incremental ideas, we miss out on the opportunity to test new ones that could potentially change millions of lives.
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The Snowden Leaks: Turning the Outside In
Our digital infrastructure is rapidly eroding accepted boundaries that diplomacy, good governance, and politics have relied on for centuries.
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Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy
Creating Climate Wealth discusses business model innovations that will help battle the effects of climate change.
Fostering For-Profit Civic Innovation
City, state, and federal government agencies in the United States could benefit from the creative energy of new companies dedicated to the unique challenges of the public sector.
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SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
SMART CITIES explores how the combination of city growth and new technology can bring opportunities for the future.
Bridging Skills and Opportunities
Innovative programs are addressing the educational disconnect in the developing world.
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LaborVoices: Last-Mile Supply Chain Visibility
Dr. Kohl Gill of LaborVoices discusses the mobile technology platform and how it can foster accountability and communication from supply chain executives to factory floors.
Making the Most of Mobile
Nonprofit donors and advocates are spending more time online than watching TV—it's time to get their attention.
CauseFests: Philanthropy’s New Marketplace
A report from the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative and Social Good Summit—the trading floors of the new philanthrocapitalism.
The Broadband Opportunity
A new paper delves into best practices to accelerate broadband adoption for social good.