Foundations
Mobilizing the Masses
The Liberty Hill Foundation concentrates on helping community activists create lasting change in Los Angeles.
Phuong Ly
Arts
Nonprofit-Public School Alliance
A partnership between Fairfax High and the nonprofit Greenway Arts Alliance in Los Angeles has improved school finances and created a community hub.
Economic Development
Leveraging Research for China
The Rural Education Action Project uses its studies about China’s poorest places to influence government policy.
Economic Development
Personal Attention Reduces Poverty
Circles, a national program for helping families get out of poverty, taps an underused resource: middle-class support groups.
Technology & Design
Petition Power
Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.