Social Services
A Tax-Funded Nonprofit to Create Happy Families
Colombia’s Comfama has brought critical economic and social services to Medellín. Can this public-private hybrid continue to bolster the country’s growing middle class?
Tag: Communities
Government
Mobilize Communities for Homeless Vets
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development turbocharged community efforts to end homelessness among veterans and provided a model for better government.
Cities
The Right Soil for Innovation
The idea for a New York City botanical garden needed a suitable milieu to flourish.
Education
From Prison Back to School
Boston Uncornered gives gang-involved individuals a stipend and social support to attend college.
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The Critical Role of Traditional Knowledge in Social Innovation
To build a brighter future for Canada, we need to learn from Indigenous communities and develop a new language of mutual understanding.
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A New Model for CSR
How Canada’s largest bank is reimagining the role of corporations in society.
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A Path to Community Driven Food Innovation
Community-driven solutions are helping both to improve food security and to pass down Inuit knowledge to younger generations.
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The Strength of Social Enterprise
As government and philanthropic funding becomes unpredictable and markets evolve, some nonprofits can succeed with social enterprise. An innovative NeighborWorks America program shows them how to do it.
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Realizing the Dream of Homeownership
NeighborWorks’ courses on homeownership and support services empowered these people to buy their own homes and transform their lives.
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Profile: FUSE Fellow Siobhan Foley
Siobhan Foley has worked closely with New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu to help the city adapt to climate change.