Bettering the Used Book Business

By Susan Sward

Better World Books has found a way to make a profit and donate more than $11 million for literacy programs and libraries worldwide.

Holding the Line in Oregon

By Suzie Boss

Oregon’s land-use policies have preserved farmland and led to smart urban growth.

Banking on Low-Income Families

By Corey Binns

The Center for Community Self-Help provides financial services to those who can’t afford to live without them.

The End of Polio in India

By Esha Chhabra 4

An immense cross-sector partnership is responsible for the immunization success story.

Leveraging Research for China

By Phuong Ly

The Rural Education Action Project uses its studies about China’s poorest places to influence government policy.

Personal Attention Reduces Poverty

By Phuong Ly 5

Circles, a national program for helping families get out of poverty, taps an underused resource: middle-class support groups.

Better Health Care, Higher Productivity

By Meredith May

By providing factory workers with health care training, HERproject reduces absenteeism and turnover at some of the world’s biggest clothing brands.

Petition Power

By Phuong Ly 1

Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.

Go Local, Go Global

By Jennifer Roberts

Ekos cosmetics tap Brazil’s rich biodiversity for profits and social good.

Open Source for Humanitarian Action

By Brandon Keim

Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.