Social Issues

What’s Holding Back Entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa?

To develop an ecosystem that is more friendly to entrepreneurship in the MENA region, we need to invest more in human capital.

A Permanent Path Out of Poverty for Small-Scale Farmers

By Sathya Raghu V. Mokkapati 6

We need more risk-takers and innovators who can offer end-to-end support to smallholder farmers facing climate vulnerabilities and other challenges.

One Thing US Presidential Candidates Can Agree On: Social Enterprise Works

By Nicole Truhe & Jim Schorr 2

Why investing in social enterprise can not only help the next US President leave a social innovation legacy, but also make a transformative impact on the lives of the Americans who need it most.

Staying the Course in Funding Climate Change Solutions

By Jigar V. Shah 6

Frequent changes in grantmaking strategies can undermine the resilience of nonprofit organizations and their progress on addressing urgent global issues.

Seeing the Big Picture in Medical Science

By Julian Gresser, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, & Alfredo A. Sadun 2

A 21st-century collaborative framework has the potential to deliver more effective and affordable therapies by aligning and engaging all sectors of society.

Social Entrepreneurship in Brazil: Surviving a Crisis

By Daniel Lewis

A look at how two Brazilian organizations are weathering the country’s economic storm.

The Community Cure for Health Care

By Taz Hussein & Mariah Collins 2

Large health care systems are beginning to invest core operating dollars in connecting their patients to community resources, in service of the ultimate solution to better costs and outcomes: keeping patients healthy.

Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

By Annmarie Benedict & Eric Brown

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.

Podcast

How Can We Advance Health Equity?

Featuring Faith Mitchell, Nick Tilsen, & Dr. Robert Ross

Faith Mitchell of Grantmakers In Health, Dr. Robert Ross of The California Endowment, and Nick Tilsen of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation talk about how their organizations are addressing health gaps among different communities.