Leadership for a Healthy Tomorrow
Public health leaders must develop new competencies to guide the systemic change necessary to improve human well-being.
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AI for Social Good
We need rigorous impact evaluations of AI in the social sector to ensure that it promotes social welfare.
Learning in Stages
To achieve impact at scale, funders should expect different monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities as programs mature.
Power Sharing to End Homelessness
We’re leading a collective-impact effort to prevent homelessness in Silicon Valley. Our public-private partnership offers a profound model for systems change. | Open access to this article is made possible by Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
More Deliberation, Not Debate
Deliberation should supplant debate as the ideal that universities adopt for addressing the most pressing political and social issues.
The End of ‘College for All’
American education should embrace apprenticeship programs to expand equality of opportunity for young people.
Decolonize Civil Society Research
Unequal power relations between researchers from the Global North and South undermine their joint pursuit of knowledge.
Volunteerism’s Diversity Problem
A lack of resources should not prevent young people from serving their communities.
The Longer-Term Impact of Fixed-Life Foundations
A small foundation that eschews perpetuity in favor of maximizing social impact can continue to sustain and scale long after its doors close. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Linked Foundation.
Who Knows Agroforestry Best?
Current scientific approaches to agricultural sustainability may in some contexts prove counterproductive to environmental preservation.