Economic Development
Money for Nothing
In Fair Shot, Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes makes the case for universal basic income.
Review
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Review
Economic Development
Rethinking Development Work
Practitioners and funders in global development need less idealism and more pragmatism, Adam D. Kiš argues in The Development Trap.
Social Services
Creating Affordable Housing Opportunities Means Talking Equity
To attain affordable housing for all, we must build public support by shifting narratives away from consumer choice and personal responsibility.
Philanthropy & Funding
A Case for Giving Locally
A dollar might stretch further overseas, but it can still go far to increase welfare and tackle injustice closer to home.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Using Story to Change Systems
We need to develop new processes of collective storytelling across sectors to navigate turbulent times and foster systems change.
Health
Raising Opioid Addicts from the Dead
North Carolina’s Project Lazarus has brought harm-reduction principles to Appalachia to address the opioid addiction crisis.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria
Street Priests ministers to the homeless children of Calabar, Nigeria, to help them find a better path.
Water & Sanitation
Taps and Toilets for All
Microfinance for water and sanitation enables people to find their own solutions.
IMPACT INDIA
Circular Social Innovation in India
Social enterprises in India are using restorative and regenerative, circular economy principles to address the deep-seated sustainable development challenges.
Measurement & Evaluation
Do Financial Inclusion Efforts Really Have an Impact on Poverty?
Affordable, accessible financial products and services like mobile money are becoming more prevalent in the developing world, but are they improving the lives of the poor?