Fundraising
Collaborative Disruption in the Nonprofit World
Nonprofits are making funding an integral part of their mission, and working with for-profits and other nontraditional partners to deliver on that mission.
Tag: Literacy
Education
Education in India: Time for a Bold New Experiment
Public and private schools are failing to give children in India a good education—we need an alternative approach.
Nonprofits
Listening to Those Who Matter Most, the Beneficiaries
The views of those who benefit from social programs offer insight into a program’s effectiveness.
Health
Taking mHealth Applications to Scale
Part of a special series on scaling mobile health initiatives.
Measuring Social Impact
The Mismeasure of Impact
Data scientists and information economists are beginning to pair with social innovators to understand the dynamics of interventions and to separate what works from what doesn’t.
Education
Pushing MOOCs the Last Mile
Online education is already changing the way people learn all over the world, but is it reaching the populations that can benefit most?
Technology & Design
Accessible Images
An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.
Socially Responsible Business
Bettering the Used Book Business
Better World Books has found a way to make a profit and donate more than $11 million for literacy programs and libraries worldwide.
Technology & Design
ReCoding Good: Part 7
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Government
Will the FCC’s Digital Literacy Corps become a 21st Century Peace Corps? Maybe.
Will this Digital Literacy Corps be a 21st Century Peace Corps?