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Radio for Good

National Prison Radio, run by inmates, reaches more than 60,000 prisoners in England and Wales—and aspires to better the lives of every single one.

Building Cultural Prosperity

By Marina Gorbis & Kathi Vian 1

What we can learn from cultural innovators, and why it’s important.

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Playing for Their Lives: The Global El Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Music

By Tricia Tunstall & Eric Booth 1

How a Venezuelan model of music education is bringing a sense of inclusion to children in immigrant communities in Denmark—and around the world.

Turning the Page

By Kathy O. Brozek

Four years ago, a Northern California bookstore reinvented itself as a hybrid social enterprise—and its story continues to unfold.

Five Lessons on Innovation and the Institution

By Asha Curran & Henry Timms 2

Technology and innovation aren’t just the province of new organizations—a look at how one nonprofit has navigated nearly a century-and-a-half of change.

Venture Philanthropy for the Arts, for Innovation

By Ruby Lerner 3

Cultivating our society’s most creative thinkers like venture capitalists—supporting them early, continuously, and strategically—can lead to social impact far beyond the art world.

Cultural Benefits Transfer

By Greg Beato

A group of museums around the United States is providing poor families with unprecedented access to exhibits and activities.

Encouraging Millennials to Vote for the Issues That Unite Them

By Ronnie Cho & Justine Bunis

Building on a quarter century of get-out-the-vote efforts, MTV’s 2016 “Elect This” campaign will encourage young people to vote in support of the polices that inspire them, rather than the political system that doesn’t.