Impact Within Reach
A social enterprise in Myanmar uses design thinking to create products that reflect an up-close view of what small-plot farmers need.
Economic Development Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
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Scaling Up Local Food
A new facility in Portland, Ore., aims to solve critical infrastructure problems that thwart the growth of midsize farms and ranches.
Working in Tension
In a hybrid organization, the trade-offs between social and commercial goals are real—and they require careful management.
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Boulevards and Beltlines
How citizens can push back against urban sprawl and create vibrant, interconnected communities.
Building Networks of Opportunity
A range of strategies and tools can help people in poor neighborhoods make the economic, political, and social connections they need for success.
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The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
The Profit in Nonprofit
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Beyond the Poverty Line
A new approach to measuring poverty is needed, one that accounts for multiple factors such as housing, and regional economic differences.
Beyond ‘X Number Served’
To cure the social sector’s metric monomania, we must get comfortable with complexity.