Safety as a Civil Right
Lawless violence in the developing world is a plague that undermines efforts to end extreme poverty.
Lawless violence in the developing world is a plague that undermines efforts to end extreme poverty.
An emerging "data-driven" science of human behavior promises to help us understand and solve social problems.
Major opportunities to change the world often lie within our biggest personal challenges.
The Joyce Foundation is finding success with gun violence prevention through policy efforts, using research that sheds light on causes and trends.
Mike de la Rocha, founder of The Living Rooms Across America Tour, talks about the art of cross-sector convening and storytelling to tackle gun violence in the United States.
Nonprofits benefit when they carefully plan an extended role for founders who step down. Open access to this article is made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.
Lending circles, self-help groups, and study circles are among the oldest and most effective tools for creating personal and social change.
Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?
A new report examines the relationship between place and race, and disconnected youth in the United States.