Fighting Sustainability Inertia
Keeping sustainability programs on track requires a new mind-set, executive leadership, and clear public commitments.
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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.
Opening Prison Doors
We must create educational opportunities to reduce recidivism among prison inmates and empower them to lead successful lives post incarceration.
A Question of Outcomes
For more and more social change efforts, the key to success lies in clearly defining the desired results for beneficiaries.
Conflict Aid Goes “Lean”
Iterative design methods are essential to development work—even (or especially) in regions marked by war and violence.
Seeking and Solving
Through an online crowdsourcing platform, one foundation is reaching new types of partners who offer new types of solutions.
Good to the Last Mile
Solving the problem of rural distribution in the developing world starts with following the time-honored model of local traders.
Accelerating “What Works”
There is an urgent need to expand the infrastructure for results-based policymaking at all levels of the US government.