Socially Responsible Business
Go Local, Go Global
Ekos cosmetics tap Brazil’s rich biodiversity for profits and social good.
Jennifer Roberts
Nonprofits
Turn on the TV, Class
Poor children can watch rich children's better school classes on TV.
Social Innovations
The Pepsi Spirit—of Giving Back
Pepsi's free CSR: enrolling more than 27,000 of its U.S. employees in the Wireless AMBER Alert Program.
Nonprofits
Social Entrepreneurs Take the Leads
Skoll and Sundance hope documentary films prove powerful in making social change.
Government
Polling Power
A new Web site shows voters who like-minded peers, organizations, and opinion leaders support.
Business
Texting It In
A free, open-source software package lets health care workers in developing countries better fight disease.
Social Innovations
The New Frontier
LeapFrog Investments will bring better insurance to more of the world's poor.
Impact Investing
Let’s Share
A new evaluation tool allows donors and investors to track their investments and compare their data to those of organizations doing similar work.
Environment
Food or Fuel?
Mathematical tool helps countries weigh the pros and cons of using biofuel.
Economic Development
Beyond Microfinance
Two new players in the world's social investing scene seek financial returns along with social impact.
Economic Development
Let’s Play Microloan
Kids win beads and help give loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Social Enterprise
GreenNote Friends
GreenNote helps students with no credit history obtain college loans.
Environment
Jolly Old Eco-land
Britain tries building carbon-neutral housing to address its housing shortage.
Social Innovations
LivingGoods Calling
LivingGoods sends its version of Avon ladies—white-uniformed "health promoters"—knocking on doors in hundreds of Ugandan communities.
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