Human Rights

A Study in Risk and Restraint

By Courtney E. Martin

Lessons for entrepreneurs abound in the new biography on Molly Melching’s work.

Social Entrepreneurship

A Guide to Scaling Social Innovation

By Hilde Schwab

A new guide offers a framework for credible, realistic policy action that governments can take to turn social entrepreneurship into a major force for innovation.

Government

Balancing Act

By Rik Kirkland

A conversation with South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan.

Global Issues

Delivery as a Management Problem

By Kathleen McLaughlin, Jens Riese & Lynn Taliento 2

Accelerating improvements in delivery at scale.

Government

Leading for Results

By Tony Blair

Effective governance requires clear priorities, great people, and the right systems.

Water

Moving Beyond Basic Water Advocacy

By Ned Breslin 3

The story of water access is more complicated this World Water Day—we need a new approach.

Measuring Social Impact

Measuring Impact: Keep It Clear and Simple

By Larry Probus 4

How clearly defining measures, and keeping them simple and meaningful, has helped World Vision increase access to clean water.

10th Anniversary Essays

The Mobile Continent

By Erik Hersman 3

One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.

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Tanzania’s Transparency Agenda

By Elsie Eyakuze

Matthias Chikawe, Justice Minister of Tanzania, and Rakesh Rajani, a Tanzanian civil society leader, discuss the potential impacts of OGP in Tanzania.

Health

Designing mHealth Programs with Scale in Mind

By Merrick Schaefer

Part of a special series on scaling mobile health initiatives.