Technology & Design
Developing Runways for Technology to Land
Connecting online and on-ground leads to greater impact.
Tag: Community
Urban Development
Ten Cities, Ten Projects
A report from the first-ever EcoDistricts Institute—how 10 cities are integrating green buildings and infrastructure with community action and civic entrepreneurship.
Foundations
Local Library or Management Service Organization?
Indiana’s Foellinger Foundation is using free library services to boost grantee effectiveness.
Health
The End of Polio in India
An immense cross-sector partnership is responsible for the immunization success story.
Nonprofit Management
Local Forces for Good
The authors of the influential book Forces for Good examine how their framework for creating high-impact nonprofits applies to local and smaller organizations.
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.
Socially Responsible Business
Flexible Funding and Leadership Training Lead to Greater Community Impact
A successful grant program gives nonprofit leaders space and time to strategize.
Technology & Design
Walk With Makmende: Part 3
From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.
Nonprofit Management
The Power and Price of Kony-like Campaigns
Personal relationship building and donor development is critical to the longevity of organizations.