Credit Where It’s Due
New tools and practices are helping low-income Americans use rent payments to build up their financial profile.
Economic Development Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
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Conditions of Engagement
By imposing requirements on recipients, cash transfer programs can “push” them to develop habits of civic participation.
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Tech Is Not the (Only) Answer
Digital tools are a necessary but not sufficient component of any long-term social change effort.
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Lending Out Wisdom
A memoir by the founder of Kiva highlights the passion that marks the life of a social entrepreneur.
Communities Building Their Own Economies
Low-income communities have the power to shape their economic future, but only if they have access to tools that educate and empower.
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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.