Economic Development
Disabled Youth Get Quality Jobs
CPDL demonstrates a scalable public-private partnership model that trains disabled youth and links them to jobs in the organized sector.
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Socially Responsible Business
Facebook’s Shared Value Status: It’s Complicated
Facebook and Google may be the new poster children for shared value, but is Internet access a critical social issue?
Nonprofit Management
When Good Is Not Good Enough
The sector needs to shift its attention from modest goals that provide short-term relief to bold goals that provide long-term solutions.
Food
A Fresh Approach to Food Stamps
In some places, users of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can supplement their diet via community supported agriculture.
Education
Poverty and Achievement, Revisited
Enrollment in a classroom with a high poverty rate doesn't necessarily affect individual student performance.
Excerpt
Economic Development
Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
Confronting Suburban Poverty in America offers a new look at American poverty as well as recommendations for combating it.
Economic Development
Poverty’s New Home
Poverty is growing in US suburbs, but for service providers, does it matter where the poor live?
Impact Investing
Lasting Impact: Investing via Open Holding Companies
We need to change the structure through which we make impact investments for inclusive, fully realized value.
Podcast
Social Innovations
New Models to End Extreme Poverty
Jake Harriman, founder and CEO of Nuru International, traces his personal path towards sustainable solutions to poverty.