Education
Anchoring Higher Education in the Community
At College Unbound, we aim to empower adult learners to transform their families, communities, and workplaces. We also aspire to transform higher education.
Tag: Human Capital
Leadership
The Values of Mentorship
Mentors are more effective when they see mentorship as a learning opportunity.
Education
Unlocking Africa’s Human Potential
A change-management program on human resources development aimed at mid-career professionals is helping African companies expand.
Economic Development
Tech Inclusion for Excluded Communities
Bringing high-tech operations into the geographical heart of excluded communities jump-starts mass participation, galvanizing economic advancement for their members while challenging accepted norms of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Education
The Great Disrupter of Disadvantage
Education stops intergenerational transmission of disadvantages, Danish administrative data shows.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Building Relationships, Strengthening Neighborhoods
Systems change efforts that focus on boosting social capital and collective efficacy through building relationships within communities show promise. But do we have the patience to wait for them to work?
Economic Development
Bringing Evidence-Based Policy Change to Rural China
Stanford University’s Rural Education Action Program has established a one-of-a-kind research collaborative among Chinese, US, and European universities to improve the lot of rural Chinese families. Its success shows the potential of applying scientific methods to development and forging global partnerships for social impact.
Human Rights
How Work Helps Refugees Thrive
Employment helps immigrants identify with the organizations they work for and integrate with society at large.
IMPACT INDIA
Lifelong Reading for a Billion People
Same language subtitling (SLS) on India’s major TV channels went from concept in 1996 to national broadcast policy in 2019. This is the story of how we did it. A feature story from the Summer 2020 issue.
Collaboration
How Philanthropy Can Create Public Systems Change
Philanthropic investment in the public system through the social sector can enable statewide systems change. Here is the story of how one initiative transformed access to public higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. Read other feature stories or Editor-in-Chief Eric Nee's note from the Spring 2020 issue.