Economic Development
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Help the Poor?
Raising the minimum wage appears to help the poor, but these policies fail to create the conditions that help people move from poverty to prosperity.
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Global Issues
Animal Protection: A Growing and Global Priority
Protecting animals is integral to solving many international problems; we must use the increasing momentum behind animal welfare to drive long-term change.
Nonprofit Management
Partnering with Corporations for Greater Scale
How the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is using business to advance a nationwide health initiative.
Human Rights
Government Innovation in Child Welfare
The federal government is empowering states to improve child welfare systems using design-thinking and other innovative approaches.
Business
Direct Public Offerings for Healthy Communities
Dysfunctional public and private capital markets benefit traders, speculators, and financiers more than companies and communities; direct public offerings provide a capital funding solution that benefits everyone.
Government
Philanthropy in a Time of Polarization
The polarization of US politics is imposing new limits on how foundations can influence the policy process.
Socially Responsible Business
Creative Financing for Social Enterprise
Hybrid legal forms offer only a limited solution to the challenge of helping organizations access capital. Includes magazine extras.
Government
A Mandate for Responsibility
In the wake of a recently passed law, companies in India are figuring out how to meet their CSR requirement.
Environment
Auditing the Auditors
Simple steps to reduce conflicts of interest can improve both pollution reporting and regulatory compliance.
Design Thinking
Design Thinking for Accountability
A new community justice system in Liberia emerges from a design-thinking approach.