Education
Unsustainable Careers in Sustainable Development
Students passionate about building a better future are increasingly being asked to mortgage their own in return. Why would-be leaders can’t afford to fight poverty—and what to do about it.
Tag: Internet
Features
Can We Measure Media Impact? Surveying the Field
Two scholars analyze an array of current approaches to gauging whether and how news organizations make a difference in the world.
Measurement & Evaluation
Made to Measure
Supplements to the article “Can We Measure Media Impact? Reading Between the Lines.”
Nonprofits
Can We Measure Media Impact? Reading Between The Lines
Leaders at one nonprofit media outlet are advancing a conversation about how best to develop meaningful metrics for journalistic work. Includes magazine extras.
Global Issues
The Internet of Things Is Now a Thing
Several ventures now under way in developing countries show how networks of connected machines can drive economic growth.
Review
Book Reviews
Tech Is Not the (Only) Answer
Digital tools are a necessary but not sufficient component of any long-term social change effort.
Energy
Renewable Energy Brings Opportunity for All
More than a billion people worldwide still lack electricity and the opportunity it can bring. But access is now more possible than ever.
Nonprofits
Architecting for Data
Four ways nonprofits can cut through the data hype and start using data on purpose.
Practical Advice
Five Lessons for New Philanthropists
Before tackling complex social problems, new philanthropists should consider what current philanthropists have learned about how to “hack.”
Big Picture
The New Social Innovators
How the next generation of funders and social entrepreneurs are already taking cues from tech to “hack” the world’s most pressing social problems.