Nonprofit Management
Leveling the Internship Field
In Boston, a new program will give low-income college students an alternative to toiling as unpaid interns.
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Education
Engaging Teens
A financial literacy program created by the Charles Schwab Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America has reached a half million teens.
Government
Co-Creation in Government
Bringing innovation to the public sector is famously difficult. But efforts that open up the public sector value chain to multiple stakeholders can deliver impressive results.
Foundations
Adventures in Adaptation
One funder’s willingness to shift course strategically has been crucial to sustaining a decade-long education initiative.
Education
A “Value Added” Evaluation
Teachers who help boost students’ test scores also have a notable impact on students’ long-term outcomes.
Health
Ends and Means
In the way that people think about end-of-life care, moral and economic motives converge and commingle.
Review
Economic Development
A More Perfect Union?
New ideas on how to empower US workers involve breaking free of current labor law.
Excerpt
Global Issues
Soar: How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Character
Soar: How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Character is the story of the Eagle Academy and of the joys and challenges in educating and serving at-risk boys as they become young men.
Global Issues
Measuring Human Progress
A new report on California highlights how human well-being is a more relevant gauge of progress than economic metrics.
Socially Responsible Business
Benefit Corporation and L3C Adoption: A Survey
New research offers insights into how social enterprise legal forms are emerging in the United States.