Education
Stories out of School
The movement to reform public schools through competition and testing is a "hoax," according to a one-time promoter of the movement.
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Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
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Socially Responsible Business
A Get-Rich Way to Help the Poor
There's money to be made by selling "ruthlessly affordable" products to the world's 2.7 billion poorest people.
Education
When a School Is Not Enough
The achievement gap between rich and poor is a complex and global challenge. Schooling alone is not meeting the needs of the poorest children. Innovative public-private partnerships for education could be part of the solution.
Philanthropy
The Promise of Effective Altruism
The effective altruism movement has the potential to create an aspirational anchor, which may change giving practices over time.
Social Entrepreneurship
Quality Distribution for Commercial Success
How an organization distributes a life-improving technology matters more to its commercial success than the product itself.
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Technology & Design
SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
SMART CITIES explores how the combination of city growth and new technology can bring opportunities for the future.
Nonprofits
Aspiration: A Tool for Transformational Change
Setting aspirational goals can inspire more people to get involved in your cause—and meaningful milestones can keep them engaged.
Health
Saving Lives and Money
A seven-point approach to unleashing the forces of innovation and impact.
Foundations
Big Bang Philanthropy
How one group of funders gets the most for the poverty-fighting buck.
Nonprofit Management
To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked
There may not be one resolution to wicked problems and nonprofits can’t—and shouldn’t—do it all.