They’ve Got Your Back
The Posse Foundation sends diverse students to college together so that they can lean on each other and lead their schools.
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Tackling HIV
Grassroot Soccer uses the world’s most popular sport to educate kids in sub-Saharan Africa about HIV and its prevention.
She’s Crafty
World of Good connects female artisans in poor countries with retailers (including Whole Foods Market, pictured) in the West.
From the Ground Up
Part academic institution, part activist group, part think tank, ATREE crosses sectors to breed a new species of conservation agency in India.
Books to Grow On
How did Room to Read create more than 5,000 libraries in less than eight years? The media have largely focused on founder John Wood as the catalytic figure in the organization's success story. Of equal importance, however, is Room to Read's solid and replicable operational choices.
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Amplifying Local Voices
GlobalGiving’s storytelling project turns anecdotes into useful data.
The Entrepreneurial Union
Freelance workers, whose numbers are growing, are left without health insurance, a retirement plan, or a work community. The Freelancers Union meets these needs.
Five-Digit Giving
How texting became young donors’ preferred way to make charitable donations.
Competing for a Change
How Changemakers’ “collaborative competitions” harness the wisdom of crowds.
Scaling the Walls
How a nonprofit spurred the Indian government to help seniors.