Disadvantaged Populations Feel the Heat
The connection between environmental quality and the predicament of disadvantaged populations is coming into ever-sharper relief.
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Nonprofits in the Age of the “New Citizen”
Good intentions abound in the civic and social technology movement—why are so few nonprofits participating?
The Present Value of Social Investment
How to calculate the value of a social investment made now versus at a future date.
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Promoting Health Through Weight Loss
Harvard business professor Leslie John reports on studies providing financial and social incentives to get people to lose weight.
Risks Worth Taking
When philanthropists fund programmatic interventions, they should resist the seduction of certainty.
Social Enterprises and Growth: Lessons from the Microcredit Debate
Ambition to scale makes MFIs more financially driven.
Exploring Philanthropy and Impact Investing in China
A look at best practices between the US and China, and reflections from a recent Phoenix Global Impact trip.
Social Innovation: International Practices for Diffusion and Policymaking
Videos from the Social Innovation Dialogues convening in Berlin.
Measuring Advocacy – Yes We Can!
Five measurement strategies that enable rapid course correction and continuous improvement.
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Environmental Sustainability Through Recycling
Kate White shares research about how positive and negative messages around recycling influence people’s behavior.