Government Innovation in Child Welfare
The federal government is empowering states to improve child welfare systems using design-thinking and other innovative approaches.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Building Leadership Diversity: A Call to Action for Philanthropy
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Direct Public Offerings for Healthy Communities
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The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
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The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.