In Their Own Words
A social media campaign aims to increase awareness of areas that reduce health risks for domestic workers and employers alike.
Global Issues - Most Popular
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Social Entrepreneurship
Embracing Practical Solutions
A $25 baby warmer might stop the tragedy of 450 low-birth-weight babies dying every hour in the developing world.
Banking on Change
Express Credit Union reopens in Seattle to serve the unbanked, underbanked, and want-to-be-banked.
Putting More Fun into Play
In a new playground in Manhattan, "play associates" will encourage youthful creativity while reminding parents and nannies to take a giant step back.
Evil Green
New research shows that buying green products makes people more likely to cheat and steal.
Shared Services Alliances: Part 3
Early Learning Ventures Alliances is a community-based partnership model allows small early care providers to share costs and deliver services efficiently.
The Law of Networks
The Innocence Network, an international collaboration of pro bono legal and investigative organizations, grows rapidly and flexibly.
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Hear, Hear for Profits
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus
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Survival of the Deviant
The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems by Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, & Monique Sternin
What Makes Civic Associations Work
What makes a civic association effective is not so much the resources and opportunities available to it, but good leaders.