Economic Development
Solving for Shelter: Matching Income Volatility with Housing Stability
Housing programs and policies implicitly assume households have stable incomes. Here’s some ways to change them.
Tag: Financial Inclusion
Economic Development
Precarious Work and the Employment-based Safety Net
Welfare reform to encourage work doesn’t take into account how unstable jobs have become, especially for the poorest.
Economic Development
Mismatch: How Income and Expense Volatility Are Undermining Households
Even when households are saving a lot, growing income and expense volatility mean building assets is harder than ever.
Economic Development
The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class
The financial lives of Americans have dramatically changed. The programs, policies, and products designed to help them need to change too.
Impact Investing
Investing in Impact Off the Beaten Path
Two considerations for impact investors looking to extend their reach to fragile and conflict-afflicted markets—where the need for responsible capital is greatest.
Economic Development
Charting New Pathways Out of Poverty
If we’re going to help poor families gain agency, dignity, and mobility, we need poverty measurements that point the way to a decent standard of living.
Measurement & Evaluation
Community Voices for Social Good
We need a more systemic and accessible way for underserved individuals to share their beliefs, insights, and experiences directly with policymakers, nonprofits, and their own communities.
Human Rights
Mapping the Innovation Terrain for Gender Equality
How to better harness social innovation ideas and methods to advance gender equality—and vice versa.
Measurement & Evaluation
Measuring Social Return on Investment Before You Invest
Using a social return on investment framework, organizations can estimate the future impact, cost, and scale of programs before they begin, and allocate resources for greater impact.
Energy
Bridging the Clean Energy Divide
Solar-plus-storage capability needs to reach vulnerable populations fast. Can we speed up disruptive technologies’ usual path to adoption?