Urban Development
Bridging the Gaps in Public Infrastructure
Communities in emerging economies must work collectively to extend public services until they can build out formal infrastructures.
Tag: International Development
Nonprofit Management
Shaping Global Partnerships for a Post-2015 World
The principles of collective impact offer important lessons for architects of global collaborative efforts.
Impact Investing
A Fault in Funding
An initiative undertaken by the World Bank reveals a troubling gap in the financing of social enterprises.
Health
Evaluating High-tech Health Approaches in Low-income Countries
Promising technologies for maternal and child health, TB, and malaria abound, but we need to determine what really works.
Podcast
Global Issues
Why Small Does Not Equal Powerless
An increased demand for energy means an increased need for environmental sustainability. Where does economic development fit in?
Food
The Ethiopian Approach to Food Security
How one African country is changing how we feed the world.
Podcast
Global Issues
Social Entrepreneurship and Cocoa Farmers
TCHO company executive John Kehoe talks about the firm's goals in producing high-end products and helping farmers in developing countries.
Technology & Design
New Ways to Evaluate Impact
Human-centered design and systems thinking can help evaluate social impact in a global context.
Impact Investing
Creating a Future Impact Investing Strategy
From 2008-2012 the US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) supported $2.4 billion in impact investments.
Impact Investing
Enhancing Financial Returns by Targeting Social Impact
The World Bank Group’s IFC has seen a strong correlation between investments that do well financially and those that perform well socially and environmentally.