Bite-Sized Goodness
The Extraordinaries have created a web-based platform that allows people to easily volunteer short amounts of time.
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Namibia Experiments with Aid for All
The world’s first universal cash transfer program is in Namibia and provides cash with no strings attached.
Leap Forward for Social Enterprises
Rick Aubry is designing social enterprises that can succeed on a national scale.
What’s Next: Keeping an Eye on Parks
ParkScan, an interactive Web tool, enages residents as park monitors.
What’s Next: Fresh Faces at City Hall
To halt the greying of municipal government, the City Hall Fellows program offers recent college graduates a year-long stint working on everyday challenges such as transportation, public works, and housing.
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What’s Next: A Kickstarter for Creative Types
Artists, musicians, writers, and other creative types are asking the public to underwrite their dreams via an online fundraising platform.
Social Innovations
Hedge Funds for Good
Uhuru Capital Management manages a conventional fund of hedge funds, but with an attention to social values.
Social Innovations
Mobilizing Against Fake Drugs
Texting emerges as a source of confirmation for drug legitimacy.
Social Innovations
White House Digs Innovation
Social innovation now has an official place in the White House.