Food
Good Overfishing
Good overfishing removes an invasive species from Mexico rivers and creates jobs.
Kristine Wong
Social Enterprise
Creating New Markets for Tribal Art
By digitizing indigenous designs for commercial use, Roots Studio connects tribal artists and villages to the global economy, generating new sources of income while preserving cultural traditions.
Food
Algae for Food and Green Jobs
EnerGaia is growing spirulina to feed people and help the environment.
Health
Health Insurance for Migrants
The M-FUND offers affordable health insurance to the vulnerable Burmese migrant population on Thailand's western border.
Education
Making Kids Into ‘Makers’
The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community.
Environment
Planting Trees With Drones
To fight deforestation, a UK-based startup is using unmanned aerial vehicles that can plant seeds 60 times faster than humans can.
Environment
Where Credit Is Due?
Credit unions focused specifically on financing environmental projects are beginning to offer a much-needed source of loans.
Environment
From Eats to Electricity
A British entrepreneur hopes that by transforming food waste into biogas, his plant can help a community gain a sense of local environmental stewardship.
Water & Sanitation
Plugging Into the Past
An architecture firm is helping bring modern amenities to Beijing’s historical hutong courtyard homes with minimal disruption.
Food
All Aboard the Food Forest
A free food project on New York's waterways challenges residents to imagine how we might adapt to a more resource-constrained world.
Measurement & Evaluation
Closing the Feedback Loop
A new program gives nonprofits the resources to listen more closely to the people they serve.
Advocacy
Framing Is Personal
In campaigns to promote human rights, messages that highlight the experience of specific victims tend to be most effective.
Education
Beyond the Classroom
For students who attended one high-profile charter school, going there has resulted in lasting benefits—academically and otherwise.
Business
Return on Responsibility
Experiments indicate that a company’s investment in CSR activities can lead consumers to rate its products more highly.
Economic Development
A Durable Fix for Global Poverty
A “multifaceted” program has the potential to yield lasting improvements in the lives of the very poor.