Energy
Bridging the Clean Energy Divide
Solar-plus-storage capability needs to reach vulnerable populations fast. Can we speed up disruptive technologies’ usual path to adoption?
Tag: United States
Research Notes
New Orleans: The Hub of Water Management Innovation?
The 21st century needs to harness the power of water, and the battered coastal city of New Orleans may just have the goods to do it.
Government
Five Programmatic Lessons in Scaling Impact
A look at how a number of Social Innovation Fund subgrantees are successfully developing program strategies for greater growth and impact.
Education
Avoiding Four Pitfalls in Digital Learning
Early approaches are advancing fruitful dialogue around how to accelerate the revolutionary potential of online education and enable better outcomes for graduates.
Big Picture
Business Growth for Good: Why Context Matters
Corporations can achieve growth in emerging markets by investing in and organizing around sustainable and inclusive business activities.
From The Field
Communities Can Set the Course for Lasting Change
Communities have the resources to address the problems they face; they just need to approach those problems in a different way.
Foundations
What Gets Measured Gets Done
A case for using targeted measures of progress in philanthropy.
Collaboration
Community Collaboratives Show Persistence and Progress
Local US collaboratives are adapting and evolving for long-term success.
Social Issues
Giving Communities a Role to Play in Health
When people have a real voice in the decisions affecting their lives and health, they thrive in ways beyond measure.
Economic Development
Source of Opportunity
Sama Group, a social enterprise that connects disadvantaged people with digital work, is expanding its reach to the United States.