A Sobering Assessment of Microfinance’s Impact
At a conference last week of leaders in microfinance, attendees focused on the nitty-gritty of the social impact of microlending, and the results of the discussions were both sobering and startling.
Global Issues - Articles
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Machine Politics
The information systems we're building are starting to get better at taking input from crowds and using it to help us mine data for what we will most likely want or need.
Podcast
Sustainable Water Practices For a Global Corporation
Environmentally sustainable water use practices can be a source of strategic advantage for businesses in water-distressed regions.
Live from Health 2.0
Diem Brown announces medical gift registry for patients.
Philanthropedia Launches Expertise on Demand
Philanthropedia offered low-cost, high-quality information and a way for grantmakers to share what they know.
Transparency for Impact, Not Just Compliance
We must not allow skin-deep, compliance-driven transparency to become an acceptable substitute for values-driven, culturally ingrained efforts.
What Civil Society Needs
Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.
Learning, Earning, and Saving
The need for holistic approaches to poverty alleviation for young people in Africa.
Podcast
Water’s Role in Environmental Sustainability
Water is one of the most hidden of our environmental sustainability issues, and yet it poses critical challenges for our future
Waiting for Superman–What Superhero Nonprofit Leaders Actually Resemble and Why We Need More
With a much talked about leadership gap on the horizon, we need to support the developing group of new leaders.