Learning From Hubris
A project in Newark, N.J., produced cautionary lessons for both advocates and critics of education reform.
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A Tale of Two Futures
The sharing economy, as a feature of urban life, could evolve in promising or not-so-promising ways.
Water to the People
One of India’s biggest challenges is providing clean water to all of its 1.3 billion citizens.
Making Better Use of Big Data
Data is a powerful tool for driving large-scale impact, but using it effectively and responsibly in government and beyond requires intentionality.
Building the Inclusive City
Collaborative approaches to economic development are seeing results.
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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.