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Investing for the Safety Net

By Stefanos Zenios & Lyn Denend 2

Technologies that reduce costs and improve care for the underserved are often the most difficult to scale up. But a handful of strategies could turn things around.

Rapid Response for Education

By Suzie Boss 1

The National Math and Science Initiative aims to avert the crisis in secondary school education by replicating proven programs.

Student Retention App

By Suzie Boss

A new Facebook app helps incoming freshmen connect—but within the closed community of their college.

When the Big Bet Fails

By Suzie Boss

The Northwest Area Foundation learns—and shares—hard lessons from a 10-year initiative.

Transformational Networks

Review By Patrick McNamara 1

Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together by Steve Waddell

Fall 2011

It Takes a General Contractor

By Suzie Boss 1

Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.

Scaling Play

Review By Paul Connolly

KaBOOM! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play by Darell Hammond

Fall 2011

Sharing Evaluations

By Suzie Boss

Organizations that report on charities are increasingly collaborative.

Radically Small Thinking

Review By Timothy Ogden 3

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo

Fall 2011

Chris West

By Johanna Mair 1

Chris West leverages the assets of the Shell Foundation and its corporate parent to improve the lives of low-income people in the developing world.