Measurement & Evaluation
When Does Pay-for-Success Make Sense?
Seven criteria for assessing whether an intervention is right for pay-for-success financing.
Tag: Public Sector
Social Services
A Tax-Funded Nonprofit to Create Happy Families
Colombia’s Comfama has brought critical economic and social services to Medellín. Can this public-private hybrid continue to bolster the country’s growing middle class?
Business
Caring for Working Caregivers
Employers must do more to help employees who combine their jobs with taking care of family members and friends.
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Profile: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Libby Schaaf’s career—first as an attorney, then running a nonprofit, and now as mayor of Oakland—is the journey of a cross-sector leader.
IMPACT INDIA
The Radical Frugality Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
How successful Indian nonprofits reduce costs while extending impact, even when scarcity abounds.
Government
Government as Government, not Business
While innovating in government is critical, we also need shared norms and democratic values.
Collaboration
Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector?
How policy labs can foster greater collaboration and policy co-creation.
Review
Economic Development
Income for All
The idea of universal basic income is more practical than it might sound.
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Understanding China’s Third Sector
A historical look at China’s third sector, from the country’s first imperial dynasty some 2,000 years ago to the present.
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Making Strides in Social Innovation
Social innovation has become a critical tool in China's efforts to tackle its social problems.