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Supporting innovation should not be a top-down approach premised on straitjacketing program designs.

When Co-Founder Transitions Collide

The work of cofounders is oftentimes so entwined that they are ready to leave the organization at the same—but who gets to go first?

Investing in Menstrual Health Is an Investment in Global Health

By Cristina Ljungberg & Sue Coates 1

Because it cuts across distinct sectors, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a much more complex and difficult public health issue than many realize.

Art for Solidarity

By Nancy Kapoor

Art reminds us to create solidarity with people working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the importance of tending to well-being during difficult times.

Whose Knowledge Is It?

By Shawn Smith, Stuart R. Poyntz, Am Johal, Dara Kelly & Stephen Dooley

Community-centered approaches to research in practice at Simon Fraser University. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.

How to See What the World Is Teaching Us About COVID-19

By Karabi Acharya 3

We need to look to other countries to change how we see our own, opening our imaginations to new ideas, solutions, and futures.

Scaling Big in India: Leveraging Behavioral Science to Help Feed Millions

By Gita Venkataramani Johar, Shilpa Madan & K. Ganesh 3

A look at how a community kitchen initiative in India used insights from behavioral science to rapidly scale its services, delivering 4.5 million meals to homeless migrant workers even as the country instituted the world’s largest lockdown to combat COVID-19.

Inclusive Philanthropy

By The Faculty of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy 1

Limiting what counts as philanthropy has curtailed our understanding of its scope and social value. A more expansive approach shows how it is essential for creating a more equitable and democratic society.
Open-access to this article made possible by Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.