The People’s IPO
Lower-income patrons of Market Creek Plaza can now invest in the shopping center.
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Making It to McDonald’s
How Fair Trade coffee moved out of its niche and into the most mainstream market of all.
Weaving Businesses Together
Organic Exchange uses its global network to promote environmentally friendly fibers.
Color Your World
The San Francisco Recycling Center gussies up the globe with recycled paint.
From Marble to Formica
How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.
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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.