Danny Lopez: A Profile in Third Sector Grit
Engaging with and empowering students to live above the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Global Issues - Most Popular
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Micro-multinationals Rising
Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.
Shared Services Alliances: Part 1
Creating back office alliances—an interview with John Weiser, a principal with the nonprofit technical assistance organization Opportunities Exchange.
How Our Tools Define “Community”
Many of the tools in the social technology for social impact sector require us to operate a traditional hierarchy and distribution of responsibility, instead of distributing responsibility, and developing in an agile, organic way.
Youth Savings: A Springboard to a Better Future
Savings could be the doorway to a more inclusive financial system for young people.
Review
Deception in Microfinance: Is Talk of Mission Just Window Dressing?
Only organizations that place the mission of helping borrowers improve their economic circumstances above profits should be considered microfinance practitioners.
Achieving Greater Impact Through Model-Sharing
Even if another model isn’t quite right, the idea of model-sharing—teaching and learning lessons from others—can be enlightening.
Government
How the Fast Food Industry Can Fight Obesity
Studies show that a majority of Americans know they are eating too much and actually wish to lose weight. So why isn’t the industry doing more to address this issue?
Skoll Climate Change Panel Discusses Successes and Failures of Copenhagen
Top-down political accords versus bottom-up action—a discussion of climate change at Skoll World Forum.