Reclaiming Orphan Plastics

By Senta Scarborough

TONTOTON provides businesses with an opportunity to neutralize their plastic-pollution footprint.

Art From the Desert

By Kristi Eaton

The nonprofit We Are From Dust offers art from the exclusive Burning Man festival to the public.

Democratizing Social Entrepreneurship

By Ruksana Hussain

RebelBase, a project-building software company, offers entrepreneurial methods to a worldwide community of aspiring founders.

Reinventing the Black Press

By Likam Kyanzaire

The Fund for Black Journalism supports local reporting on Black communities throughout the United States.

Accessibility for Outdoor Sports

By Priti Salian

India’s pioneering inclusive-sports nonprofit Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation designs outings for disabled people.

The Farm Cooperative Fighting Crime

By Agostino Petroni

Libera Terra reclaims lands stolen by the Italian Mafia to create economic opportunities for local communities.

Community Energy Revolution

By Paul Hockenos

NGO consortium Local Energy Scotland promotes collectively owned renewable energy generation.

Preserving Social Purpose Amid a Global Pandemic

By Gregory C. Unruh & Fernanda Arreola

Mexico’s Pixza began as a social inclusion vehicle for homeless adults through a pizza business. Its evolution demonstrates how social entrepreneurs can leverage purpose to sustain organizations through a crisis and to reengineer business models to foster greater impact.

Reimagining the Request for Proposal

By Devon Davey, Heather Hiscox & Nicole Markwick 2

As currently structured, requests for proposal (RFPs) are counterproductive to social change efforts. We must redesign granting systems to empower the communities in which we work.

A Sense of Belonging

By Risa Wilkerson 2

Public health requires a more intentional effort toward building social connectedness.