Economic Development
Cultivating a Neglected Field
Seven lending organizations are teaming up to meet the large-scale needs of smallholder farms in the developing world.
Tag: Latin America
Environment
Collective Impact for Conservation
How effective collaboration led to the largest conservation deal in history.
Measuring Social Impact
Metrics 3.0: A New Vision for Shared Metrics
After accountability and standardization, what should the next phase of measurement focus on?
Impact Investing
Student Finance: A New Frontier for Impact Investing?
Student-lending innovations from emerging markets could expand access to education.
Nonprofit Management
VisionSpring Aims to Provide Eyeglasses to Millions
The connection between proper vision and economic development.
Business
Microinsurance: Scaling Through Peer Learning
Insurers in Peru and South Africa are learning from each other how to reach low-income clients and help break the cycle of poverty.
Social Entrepreneurship
Seven Elements of Social Innovation
A new framework emerges for social innovation education.
Social Entrepreneurship
Beyond Outrage: Using Dilemmas to Spur Change
Social entrepreneurs lead the way out of polarization through invention.
Social Entrepreneurship
Implications of First-Stage Scaling on Operations
Preparing a social enterprise to scale requires fundamental adaptions of the business model and approach to ensure success. Part two of a three-part series.
Philanthropy
Three Lessons from 13 Years of Strategic Philanthropy
The complexity of social change is what makes strategic philanthropy valuable.