Philanthropy
Known Quantity
To be effective, the work of philanthropy should be not just innovative but also cumulative.
Tag: Public Health
Individual Giving
The $338 Million Ebola Giving Gap
Why corporate and individual giving to fight Ebola lags far behind that of other crises, and how to unlock more dollars.
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Health
Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planet
A new book looks at the mix of leadership, strategy, coordination, and evidence leaders need to transform the US health sector.
Health
Built WELL
Taking a lead from LEED certification, a new standard aims to promote healthy construction of homes, offices, and other structures.
Foundations
Using Evaluation as a Strategic Intervention
A new Packard Foundation report illustrates how funders can use evaluation as a powerful strategic intervention for large-scale policy and systems change.
Technology & Design
Getting Leapfrogging Right
A new generation of digital breakthroughs holds the potential to deliver important social benefits, but only if we adopt technology in a different way.
Nonprofit Management
Partnering with Corporations for Greater Scale
How the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is using business to advance a nationwide health initiative.
Advocacy
Scrutinizing ONE’s “Secret Sauce” for Global Social Change
How a global NGO has fought extreme poverty using a formula that mixes pragmatic incrementalism and practical idealism with pop culture.
Nonprofit Management
Transformative Pathways to Improving Health Care
Rather than simply scaling up, one nonprofit is “letting go” of its model and forming partnerships to change the US health care system.
Technology & Design
Human-Centered Design and the Last Mile
A collaborative approach to empowering community health workers drives innovation.