Philanthropy
Indexing Nonprofits
Donors want their money to be spent wisely, but knowing where to give can be difficult.
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Health
mHealth: Not a Standalone Solution
Part of a special series on scaling mobile health initiatives.
Environment
Resilience Meets Disaster Economics
Investing to stop disasters before they start can save lives and money.
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Environment
Creating Sustainable Societies
Creating Sustainable Societies offers guidance for rethinking today's economic and financial systems to incorporate such ideals as cooperation and democracy.
Education
A First Step for Ed Reform: Getting the Metrics Right
Many programs targeting low-performing students rely on data that doesn’t indicate a real understanding of impact on students’ lives.
Socially Responsible Business
Impact Sourcing: A Critical Path for Social Change
Responsible sourcing of products and services can strengthen and transform deprived social economies.
Measuring Social Impact
Measuring Impact Through Field Experiments
It is important to remember that while all this studying is great, innovators should place a higher priority on helping people when some program or product is effective.
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Urban Development
From Vision to Action
From Vision to Action features tried-and-true ways to mitigate the effects of poverty in America.
Nonprofit Management
Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity
Collective impact is upending conventional wisdom on how we achieve social progress.
Philanthropy
The Emergence of Philanthropy in China
A report from the first-ever China Philanthropy Forum.