Pragmatic Public Activism
New scholarship on Brazil’s fight for universal health care strikes an optimistic note but is already eclipsed by rapid political change.
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Learning From Competition
The director of the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health at Rice University explains how participating in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition helped transform her organization.
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Profiles of Big Bets
These five examples of large investments demonstrate the enormous impact they can have on the world’s most pressing problems.
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Social Services
Health Agency Embraces Harsh Feedback to Transform Relationships
When Paula John visited Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services for help with her arthritis, she encountered long wait times and unfriendly staff. Her feedback led to changes that transformed her opinion of the organization. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
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Measurement & Evaluation
How Client Feedback Helped Transform a Houston Health Agency
Growing up, Paula John didn’t feel her voice counted, motivating her to give her children a different experience by listening to them closely. She expected the same consideration from her Houston community health agency. When its services fell short, her harsh feedback became a catalyst for change. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
How End-User Feedback Can Become a Nonprofit’s Innovation Engine
Nurse-Family Partnership has institutionalized the practice of gathering end-user and partner feedback, influencing changes to its systems, services, and business model. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
How—and—Why to Listen Until Someone Feels Heard
In fields as diverse as healthcare and social services, training employees in empathy translates into lower burnout, better outcomes, and economic benefits. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
Routine Health Care in the Time of Ebola
An organization’s response to a wide-scale Ebola outbreak provides six lessons in sustainable impact for NGO leaders.
On-Demand Medical Drone Delivery
Using autonomous drones, the company Zipline can deliver blood products and medicines for immediate medical treatment in remote areas.
Strength in Numbers
StrongMinds looks to break the cycle of depression for women in Uganda and beyond.