Unshared Value?
The demographic profile of Airbnb users doesn’t quite reflect the egalitarian goals of the “sharing economy.”
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Review
Siphoning Off the Safety Net
How social services agencies are squeezing revenue from the poor and vulnerable people they’re meant to serve.
Review
Not Everything Has a Price
When we pay people to do things that they know they should be doing as good citizens, they tend to devalue the moral basis for acting that way.
Review
Does Philanthropy Threaten Democracy?
We should be more concerned about foundations’ outsized role in education policy.
Review
Technology and Trust
The sharing economy can help us coordinate economy activity, but that’s not the same thing as building interpersonal trust and understanding.
Last Look
Cultivating Coffee Co-ops
Many of the more than 355,000 smallholder coffee farmers in Rwanda are members of producer co-ops.
A Movement Without Letters
How funders can listen better, step back, and walk alongside grassroots leadership.
Recognizing India’s Energy Independence
It is time for the West to shift its orientation to India and other developing nations—away from a paternalistic position to one of true partnership.
Collaboration
Walking a Different Kind of Grantmaker Walk
By actively moving into the roles of advocate and partner for grantees, grantmakers can cultivate trusting, transparent relationships that ultimately translate into social impact.
How Agribusiness Can Avoid the Mistakes of Clean Tech
Promising practices for corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs to drive long-term innovation and avoid an investment bust.