Measuring Social Impact
From Proof to Impact
Four thoughts on how researchers and organizations can reliably take the leap from proven research to operationalization at scale.
Tag: Africa
Technology & Design
Libraries as Laboratories
In Accra, Ghana, social entrepreneurs are working to reinvent the public library for the 21st century.
Technology
The Call of Violence
In parts of the world, expanding cell-phone coverage brings with it an increase in violent activity.
Civil Society
Beyond Diplomacy
Civil society organizations are dramatically changing how countries bring an end to violent political conflict.
Health
CHANGE Takes Time
The long, hard struggle to alter US policy on HIV/AIDS assistance shows that advocacy can deliver a real payoff.
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Collaboration
Transformative Scenario Planning: Working Together to Change the Future
Transformative Scenario Planning explains a five-step process for dealing with complicated situations that cannot be changed in a straightforward manner.
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Technology & Design
SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
SMART CITIES explores how the combination of city growth and new technology can bring opportunities for the future.
Education
Bridging Skills and Opportunities
Innovative programs are addressing the educational disconnect in the developing world.
Collaboration
CauseFests: Philanthropy’s New Marketplace
A report from the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative and Social Good Summit—the trading floors of the new philanthrocapitalism.
Social Entrepreneurship
Eight Social Entrepreneurs Tell Their Personal Stories
SSIR editors select eight books by leading social entrepreneurs about their personal journeys along the path to social change.