Technology
Digital Currencies and Blockchain in the Social Sector
How decentralized technologies are transforming philanthropy and NGO work.
David Lehr
Health
Making a Healthy Exit
In places like rural Guatemala, the quest to sustain a vital social enterprise often depends on finding the right private-sector partner.
Business
A Good Business for Poor People
Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.
Social Innovations
Dialing for Development
The world's neediest people are using mobile phones in ways that were never intended, and with great success. With wireless technologies, Indian farmers are finding out the latest crop prices, Nigerian youth are learning how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and Peruvian citizens are reporting criminal activity in their neighborhoods. Yet dialing into these powerful tools is not always straightforward. The author explains how to make the wireless revolution ring in economic growth and prosperity for people living at the bottom of the pyramid.