The Art of the Development Deal
The Trump administration can use foreign aid to further American interests and improve the lives of people around the world.
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Marginalized Returns
Impact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.
The Impact of Periods
Promoting menstrual health is critical to women’s economic empowerment around the world.
Capital for Creativity
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.
Pound Foolish
Food banks must reject measuring their impact by pounds of food distributed and instead promote access to nutritious food.
Cash as Capital
To fulfill the promise of cash transfers, we need to double down on investment in research.
Fighting Sustainability Inertia
Keeping sustainability programs on track requires a new mind-set, executive leadership, and clear public commitments.
Against ‘Big Bets’
Funders should be wary of the latest fad of making large grants for quick results and abandoning long-term commitments to the many organizations working on our most important problems.
In Defense of Pet Causes
The effective altruism movement could be more effective if it encouraged adoption of its principles within causes and geographies, not just across them.
Marine Conservation 2.0
Saving the oceans requires the buy-in of coastal communities directly affected by environmental protections.