Global Issues
Environmental Sustainability, Economic Realities
Fabien Cousteau discusses innovative solutions that address environmental problems and the realities of market economies.
Podcast
Tag: Media
Innovations in print, online, and other forms of journalism that benefit civil society
Global Issues
A Different Africa
A new book sheds light on realities that invite us to understand and engage Africa and Africans more deeply.
Nonprofit Management
The Most Adaptive Survive
Success stories of nonprofit media organizations that overhauled their business models during a period of chaotic change.
Advocacy
If Stoves Could Kill
Political advocacy, humanitarian intervention, and the “manageable problem.”
Water
Raising the Profile of a Prime Water Resource
A new Robert Redford-produced film, “Watershed,” highlights water conservation—but does it go far enough?
Philanthropy
Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue
Unlike in past eras, social sector organizations are now in direct control of a mass communication medium, presenting challenges and new opportunities.
Environment
A Global, Crowd-sourced Film for Earth Day
An intrepid filmmaker has collected footage from every country in the world, filmed on the same day, to underscore our commonalities.
Nonprofit Management
Five Levers for Social Change: Part 3
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Microfinance
The Legacy of Muhammad Yunus
A new documentary film provides a tributary but simplistic portrait of the father of microfinance.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Leveraging Online Collaboration
What happens when you leverage the power of internet volunteerism in much the same way as Wikipedia, but with the intention of translating and subtitling videos?