Social Entrepreneurship
Silicon Valley Won’t Save the World, but…
Development professionals can learn from Silicon Valley aid efforts, and create more effective and transformative change around the world.
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Social Entrepreneurship
The Power of a Simple and Inclusive Definition
To live up to its vision to change the world for the better, the social entrepreneur movement must clearly and simply define itself.
Education
The Power of Technology in Social Innovation Education
A cross-sector initiative aims to develop 21st-century skills in secondary school students—highlights from a recent survey.
Foundations
Building Venture Capital from Within
Five lessons on creating a venture capital fund inside a foundation—a look at the Knight Enterprise Fund.
10th Anniversary Essays
Jobs and Social Innovation
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
10th Anniversary Essays
The Empowerment of Arab Women
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
Technology & Design
Mirrors to Windows, and Youth Innovation
Tech education and the power of opportunity—a report from the Social Innovation Summit.
Podcast
Global Issues
Teaching with Interactive Simulations
Katherine Perkins discusses what differentiates Physics Education Technology (PhET), and the range of students that have benefited.
Podcast
Economic Development
Mobile and Branchless Banking
In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman speaks with one of branchless banking's greatest proponents and the co-founder of Eko India Financial Services, Abhishek Sinha.