What’s the Return on Investment on Reviving the American Dream?
Calculating the social return on a big philanthropic investment is a grueling but necessary challenge.
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The Future of Prize Philanthropy
In more and more cases, prize competitions provide recipients with resources to pursue their work even before they complete a proposed project.
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Philanthropy’s New Tools for Innovation and Impact
Investing in smart strategies and passionate people.
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Leveraging the Balance Sheet
A conversation with Julie Sunderland, founding director of Program Related Investments at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Closing the Feedback Loop
A new program gives nonprofits the resources to listen more closely to the people they serve.
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Unintended Consequences
How a strategic investment steered an educational-technology startup into trouble.
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Banking on the Poor
Using the off-grid solar revolution to unlock credit for low-income customers in Africa.
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Guaranteed Impact
Increasing supplies and cutting prices for contraceptives without spending a dime.
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Investing for Impact with Program-Related Investments
A report on strategic investing at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.