Government
Using Data to Change Gun Policy
The Joyce Foundation is finding success with gun violence prevention through policy efforts, using research that sheds light on causes and trends.
Tag: Cross-sector Collaboration
Technology & Design
New Ways to Evaluate Impact
Human-centered design and systems thinking can help evaluate social impact in a global context.
Government
Taking Pay for Success Financing to the South
An analysis of the viability of pay-for-success initiatives in South Carolina shows that this new type of financing can work in more rural, "red” states.
Philanthropy
Collective Impact: Funder, Heal Thyself
Thoughts on recent local and national funder conversations.
Cities
Interrupting the Transmission of Violence
Cure Violence Founder Dr. Gary Slutkin talks about the health approach to reducing violence.
Health
Sharing Healthcare Innovation in Asia
A report from the Elsevier Conference on Health Systems in Asia at the National University of Singapore.
Business
The Rise and Struggles of Social Enterprise in 2013
The whirlwind year for social enterprise saw new investments, corporate forms, and business models.
Civil Society
Social Change via the Living Room
Mike de la Rocha, founder of The Living Rooms Across America Tour, talks about the art of cross-sector convening and storytelling to tackle gun violence in the United States.
Impact Investing
Impact Investments Show Promising Returns
Two new studies provide insights on good financial returns from a range of impact investments.
Impact Investing
The Social Impact Bond Market: Three Scenarios for the Future
SIBs hold great potential, but much remains to be done before they become a widely accepted tool for solving social problems in the US.