Technology & Design
Libraries as Laboratories
In Accra, Ghana, social entrepreneurs are working to reinvent the public library for the 21st century.
Tag: Contests & Prizes
Human Rights
Blurred Images, Better Futures
Software from a group called Ultrasafe Ultrasound promises to make it harder to practice sex-selective abortion.
Nonprofit Management
Under One Roof
By bringing people together and by pooling resources, the Housing Partnership network expands the range of affordable places to live.
Civil Society
What Are We Doing About Gun Violence?
Part one of a seven-part series of interviews with and commentary by leaders working to reduce gun violence in the United States.
Nonprofits
The Rise of the Radical Mainstreamers
Why established nonprofits could hold the key to scaling social innovation.
Social Entrepreneurship
Prizes and Challenges Matter for Development
Prizes allow institutions to develop revolutionary new solutions, are less risky than traditional grants, and can create communities of practice.
Social Entrepreneurship
Why Open Contests Work
A look at how competitions like those at the Knight Foundation serve the social entrepreneur community.
Social Entrepreneurship
Dump the Stupid Prizes, Multiply the Rest
Why we need more social enterprise competitions.
Philanthropy & Funding
Dump the Prizes
Contests, challenges, awards—they do more harm than good. Let’s get rid of them.
Foundations
Six Ways Contests Improve Philanthropy
Insights from Knight Foundation after years of funding open contests.