Human Rights
The Gift of Community
A formerly homeless man tells what he most wanted for Christmas when he was on the streets.
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Human Rights
Brother Spared a Dime
Homeless protests in the '80s were born not just of grievances, but also of greenbacks.
Health
Sharing Power
How Merck and the WHO have sustained a fragile balance of power in their battle against river blindness.
Education
College-Bound
Project GRAD builds community support for educational reform in the inner city.
Microfinance
Small Is Beautiful
Banks in Mexico say that microloans are helping the poor while boosting their profits.
Urban Development
Simply Successful
A Boston nonprofit's simple mission attracts sustained support and helps working-poor families.
Economic Development
Review: Bootstrap Dreams
The emergence of microenterprise development programs, internationally and in the United States.
Economic Development
Local Heroes
How Mexican immigrants have forged complex government partnerships to improve living conditions back home.
Education
Mind the Gap
Some social and educational programs inadvertently widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
Nonprofit Management
Managing Growth
How a Boston educational-services nonprofit is realizing its own potential for growth so that its scholars can realize theirs.