Scaling Up Impact
An effort to improve sanitation in developing countries yields lessons in how to achieve enduring, broad-based social impact.
An effort to improve sanitation in developing countries yields lessons in how to achieve enduring, broad-based social impact.
The lack of toilets in India has a disproportionate impact on adolescent girls.
Covering the “last mile” in distribution is important, but it’s the “last yard” that wins or loses the race.
The 21st century needs to harness the power of water, and the battered coastal city of New Orleans may just have the goods to do it.
Several ventures now under way in developing countries show how networks of connected machines can drive economic growth.
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.
Carbon for Water is engaged in a loopy funding scheme and offers a lousy public health solution.
Sewage treatment systems are being built that are simpler and less expensive.
The Peer Water Exchange manages diverse solutions and resources to fight the global water crisis.
In an era of big-bet philanthropy, a small foundation can still have an outsize impact. Here are seven techniques for getting more from your philanthropic dollar.