Lifelong Reading for a Billion People
Same language subtitling (SLS) on India’s major TV channels went from concept in 1996 to national broadcast policy in 2019. This is the story of how we did it. A feature story from the Summer 2020 issue.
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The Case for Causal AI
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.
Farm to Table Corals
Over the last 30 years, half of all coral reefs have died, threatening marine species and people's livelihoods. To reverse this trend, Coral Vita uses a pioneering technique to grow coral in land-based farms up to 50 times faster than they grow naturally. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
From Plastic to Pavement
Eco-roads made from plastic promise a viable solution for waste management and the reduction of crude oil use. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
The People’s Platform
The founder of Wikipedia wants to banish fake news with the creation of a new social media network. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
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Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.