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Faith-Based Organizations as Leaders of Implementation
Implementation science must recognize faith-based organizations as key leaders of change in underserved immigrant communities.
Tag: Religion
Civic Engagement
Coming Together Amid Difference
Racial and economic segregation hampers local civic action, but public schools can serve as a facilitator. A research report from the Summer 2019 issue.
Human Rights
Disrupting the Patriarchy
India’s first women clerics are working to challenge entrenched Muslim gender norms.
Review
Economic Development
Making Economic Sense of Religion
Sriya Iyer reveals how faith has driven India’s increasingly powerful economy.
Civic Engagement
Religion and American Civil Society
The exercise of faith serves many functions, but its paramount role is to function as the foundation of civil society.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Civil Society Confronts Authoritarianism
My experience in Erdoğan’s Turkey has taught me that NGOs need to avoid polarizing politics, focus on core values, and find allies to survive and thrive in closing societies.
Organizational Development
The Organizational Innovation Behind One of Asia’s Largest Charities
How the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association evolved from a small local charity into a global NGO.
IMPACT INDIA
Water Is Power
A project undertaken by Indian NGO Gram Vikas shows how efforts to solve a particular social problem can have a far reaching impact on an entire social system.
IMPACT INDIA
Photo Essay: The Many Faces of Learning
India has the most youth of any country, and one of the most diverse, making education one of its biggest challenges.
Health
Encouraging Imams to Promote Family Planning
In Senegal, where many believe contraception is inconsistent with Islamic values, religious leaders can play an important role in improving reproductive health statistics.