Building Up Impact

By Liz Carlisle

The spread of affordable housing impact statements offers US cities hope for more equitable development.

Flush With Equality

By Greg Beato

Amid pushbacks against LGBTQ rights elsewhere, a New York City executive order ensures equal access to bathrooms.

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Unintended Consequences

By David Bank & Dennis Price

How a strategic investment steered an educational-technology startup into trouble.

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Banking on the Poor

By Dennis Price 1

Using the off-grid solar revolution to unlock credit for low-income customers in Africa.

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Guaranteed Impact

By David Bank

Increasing supplies and cutting prices for contraceptives without spending a dime.

Impact Within Reach

By Cameron Conaway

A social enterprise in Myanmar uses design thinking to create products that reflect an up-close view of what small-plot farmers need.

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Investing for Impact with Program-Related Investments

By Paul Brest 2

A report on strategic investing at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Making School New

By Suzie Boss

In and around Pittsburgh, a cross-sector network sponsors approaches to education that blend technology and peer-to-peer collaboration.

The “Better” Bet

By Greg Beato 1

Ariadne Labs, founded by Atul Gawande, seeks to improve outcomes by getting health-care organizations to adopt proven interventions.

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Tough Love

By Dennis Price & David Bank

How a dose of banking discipline strengthened financing for smallholder farmers.