Reconnecting Youth in America’s Cities

By Sarah Burd-Sharps & Kristen Lewis 2

A new report examines the relationship between place and race, and disconnected youth in the United States.

Supporting Small Businesses for Big Change

By Randall Kempner & Kate McElligott 9

Can donors do more to leverage small business as an effective means of delivering development services?

Making the Money Work

By Anthony B. Iton 2

How funders can best support place-based initiatives.

Overcoming Corruption in Emerging Markets

By Kenneth Amaeshi, Tazeeb Rajwani, & Emmanuel Adegbite 3

Lessons from two Nigerian firms and how nonprofits can help.

The Missing Link in Girls’ Education

By Steve Leventhal 9

Building resilience can improve girls’ health and education faster and more effectively, but it’s a missing component of nearly all global development efforts to improve girls’ outcomes.

What Gets Measured Gets Done

By Kelly A. Hunt & Jacqueline Martinez Garcel 4

A case for using targeted measures of progress in philanthropy.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health Relies on New Relationships

By Prabhjot Singh 2

Imagining a healthier future doesn’t start with how to pay for it. Communities must first develop a shared view of what a healthier life could be.

Does the Development Sector Need Its Own WikiLeaks?

By Christian Seelos & Maria May 7

Could radical transparency in global development lead to better outcomes?

Health

Investing in Community-led Health

By Ollie Smith

The case for investing in the long-term health and well-being of communities, based on what those communities value.

Toward a Bolder Philanthropy

By Patricia Lannen & Maya Ziswiler

Philanthropists must support big, difficult, and politically sensitive issues that government, nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and other actors are unable or unwilling to address.