The New Chinese Underclass
Due to the rapid growth of its cities, China's middle class is growing—but so is its urban poor.
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Accessible Images
An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.
Smartphones and Mobile Payments
The penetration of smartphones in the US has caused jockeying for position in the new mobile payments space—can this happen in developing countries too?
Social Media Won’t Drive a New Economy
Social media investments will not drive a new economy powerful and pervasive enough to employ millions of people.
Elderly Care and the Future of Social Innovation
Until successful new models for senior care are developed, all other forms of social innovation will be constricted.
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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.