Civic Engagement
After Citizens United: A Different Path Forward
Lessons from the regulation of lobbying by 501c3 organizations could provide a middle path between outright bans and unlimited spending during elections.
Tag: Government Programs
Innovations in federal, state, and local government programs
Philanthropy & Funding
The Early Childhood Challenge for Philanthropists
Investments that can dramatically improve kindergarten readiness for at-risk children.
Government
Don’t Forget the Government
Why we need strong public-private partnerships in health care and beyond.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Embracing the Business of Development
If we want to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, we need to start at the bottom of the list.
Design Thinking
Using Design Thinking to Eradicate Poverty Creation
We need to ratchet up from targeted innovation and apply design-thinking principles to one of the biggest social issues of our time: global poverty itself.
Health
Marketing for Health
A recent experiment in Brazil shows that successfully getting fortified foods to people who need them is as much about aspiration as access.
Research Notes
New Orleans: The Hub of Water Management Innovation?
The 21st century needs to harness the power of water, and the battered coastal city of New Orleans may just have the goods to do it.
Impact Investing
Bringing Impact Bonds to the Global South
Are impact bonds—with all their complexity, stringent data requirements, and high transaction costs—appropriate for the developing world?
Education
Competing Principles
Race to the Top, a $4 billion US education reform effort, produced valuable lessons on designing a competition-based program.
Government
Conditions of Engagement
By imposing requirements on recipients, cash transfer programs can “push” them to develop habits of civic participation.