Organizational Development
Why Science Matters in International Aid
How the Belgian Red Cross is using scientific evidence to make its services more effective—and cost-effective.
Tag: Europe
Global Issues
Designed for Support
Maggie’s Centres, a network of specially built facilities in the United Kingdom, provides cancer patients with a comforting environment.
Human Rights
European Dreamin’
Thousands of Africans attempt to reach European soil by scaling fences surrounding Spanish cities.
Big Picture
Business Growth for Good: Why Context Matters
Corporations can achieve growth in emerging markets by investing in and organizing around sustainable and inclusive business activities.
Government
Co-Creation in Government
Bringing innovation to the public sector is famously difficult. But efforts that open up the public sector value chain to multiple stakeholders can deliver impressive results.
Impact Investing
Sharing the Stage
The example of venture philanthropy in Europe shows how old and new forms of practice can coexist.
Foundations
A Global Family Affair
Philanthropic efforts funded by private family wealth—long common in the United States—are on the rise worldwide.
Urban Development
Bike-Sharing Goes Small
Local bike-lending arrangements offer an alternative to bigger, more complex bike-sharing systems.
Social Entrepreneurship
Implications of First-Stage Scaling on Operations
Preparing a social enterprise to scale requires fundamental adaptions of the business model and approach to ensure success. Part two of a three-part series.
Civil Society
Leadership in an Age of Activism
Effective leaders encourage dissent and activism, combining listening skills with the ability to define and live up to a convincing moral and political vision.