Beyond ‘X Number Served’
To cure the social sector’s metric monomania, we must get comfortable with complexity.
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Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Economic Opportunity in America
Larry Kramer of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and La June Montgomery Tabron of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation discuss the origins of wealth inequality and its impact on American democracy. They also share how their institutions are creating new pathways for all communities to access secure and vibrant futures. Produced in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Expediting Digital Giving
Every.org is turbocharging a new wave of philanthropy by eliminating costly technological barriers for nonprofits.
Waterborne Democracy for Rural India
For more than four decades, Gram Vikas has been delivering equitable water and sanitation systems to deprived villages in rural India by training and encouraging them to take ownership of their solutions.
SSIR Online, Spring 2022 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about blockchain for good, collective impact, overcoming racial equity fatigue, and carbon offsets.
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Working in Partnership With Opportunity Youth
Leaders of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions’ Opportunity Youth Forum share lessons from a decade of work achieving better outcomes for young people.
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Powering Needs, Empowering Lives
SELCO caters to India’s hundreds of millions of rural poor with solar-powered energy solutions carefully customized to their needs. Now the social enterprise is sharing its model with others around the world.
How Infrastructure Spending Can Help the Most Vulnerable Americans
Three areas where philanthropic funders can partner with government on infrastructure investments to advance equity in the United States.
What ‘Cash Plus’ Programs Teach Us About Fighting Extreme Poverty
Years of implementing, studying, and iterating on cash transfer programs have revealed some important lessons about achieving long-term impact.