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Investing in Forest Health

A new impact investment vehicle may hold a key to addressing the West’s growing wildfire problem.

Social Impact Bonds: More Than One Approach

By Gary Painter, Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox, & Chris O’Leary 3

A look at how social impact bonds differ between projects and geographies, and how those differences impact practical implementation.

Elevating Community Authority in Collective Impact

By Byron P. White, Jennifer Blatz, & Mark L. Joseph 4

To achieve greater equity, we must yield to the decision-making authority of the communities we seek to help.

Excerpt

The Invisible Care of Women

By Tara Patricia Cookson 6

An excerpt from Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs.

Time to Scale Psycho-Behavioral Segmentation in Global Development

By Sema K. Sgaier, Elisabeth Engl & Steve Kretschmer 4

Most global development programs still segment people by demographics when trying to change their behavior. We must learn from the private sector and segment people based on the reasons behind their actions. Open access to this article is made possible by The Surgo Foundation.

Foundations

Foundations as Interest Groups

By Marilyn Harris

While old foundations typically support traditional public-school institutions, new foundations are seeking to reshape or bypass them.

Civic Engagement

Parallel Universes? Lines and Ties in Civil Society

By Janet Murguía 1

The history of America’s Hispanic community shows how civil society can create a refuge for those excluded from society at large. But allowing such demarcation lines is never good enough. For a civil society to be effective, sustainable, and worthy, it must tie together all who reside in that society.