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An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.
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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?
Becoming a Networked Nonprofit
Redesigning your nonprofit organization to become more participatory, open, authentic, decentralized, collective, and effective—via social media, networks, and beyond.
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The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success
The Responsible Business envisions a business structure that considers stakeholders as "full partners" and incorporates responsibility at all levels.
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Enhancing Educational Data Systems
In this Stanford University podcast, president Matthew Schnittman discusses the organization’s model for service delivery, and where it’s headed.
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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.
Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
The Dragonfly Effect
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
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.