Government
The Park That Paid Off
The Presidio Trust represents an alternative model for funding and managing a public asset. Includes magazine extras.
Innovations in federal, state, and local government programs
The Presidio Trust represents an alternative model for funding and managing a public asset. Includes magazine extras.
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.
A highly focused effort in Kenya to treat worm infections in children delivers lessons on how to expand a proven program.
A leading public intellectual, fresh from government service, explores the complexities of cost-benefit analysis.
In Colombia, the Center for Social Innovation is exploring how much government can do to facilitate social change.
Single Stop USA provides low-income Americans with a convenient gateway to a wider range of services and benefits.
International food assistance can lead to a spike in the occurrence of armed conflict within a country.
Five lessons from research on poverty in America.
The White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation enjoys broad, bi-partisan support; in the wake of midterm elections, its work is more important than ever.
Governments around the world are beginning to embrace outcomes-based funding as a way to increase their impact.