Civil Society
Civil Society and Significant Change—Are We Ready?
Given the scope and urgency of the many changes facing the social sector, it’s time to build new bridges for cross-sector and cross-generation learning.
Tag: Youth
Human Rights
Assessing the Health Impacts of Immigration Policy
How detention and deportation policies harm the health and well-being of children and families.
Education
Saving Higher Education with Social Media?
We have largely ignored a vast wellspring of data in the analysis of the perceived value of higher education.
Social Entrepreneurship
Impact Economy Lesson from Rural China
Building an impact economy at scale can help ensure that success and opportunity become the norm for children not the exception.
Nonprofit Management
Unlocking the Mystery of Volunteer Retention
How Girl Scouts of Northern California is using advanced predictive analytics to inform its volunteer management practices.
Economic Development
Taking Lessons from Africa’s Youth
Those who want a prosperous future for the continent need to engage—and listen to—its young leaders.
Socially Responsible Business
Have You Asked Them What They Need?
Corporate social responsibility programs vs. community partnerships.
Arts & Culture
Creating a Sunny World
Solnechny Mir (Our Sunny World) is a Russian rehabilitation center that hosts more than 250 children and their families each week.
Education
Keeping Kids in School
With hard data and soft skills, Communities in Schools fine-tunes its model to reduce dropout rates.
Technology & Design
Texting for Change
A South African foundation is leading the way in creating mobile-phone-based solutions for social change.