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Health

Mothers of Invention

Maternova is getting hundreds of life saving innovations to the front lines in developing countries using a new online platform.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Summer 2011
 
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Human Rights

Positive Distraction Workforce

Habitat International has grown its bottom line using a largely disabled workforce.

By Meredith May | Spring 2011
 
THE IMAGINATIONS
OF UNREASONABLE
MEN: Inspiration,
Vision, and Purpose
in the Quest to End
Malaria
Bill Shore

Social Entrepreneurship

When Good Is Just Not Good Enough

The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men: Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria by Bill Shore

Reviewed By Jane Wales | Winter 2011
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Investing at the Bottom of the Ladder

Companies that invest in their lowest-level employees are more productive and more profitable.

By Jody Heymann | 6 | Winter 2011
 
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Nonprofit Management

Generation Me at the Office

Young workers are, on average, less self-less than previous generations. How will this affect the nonprofit sector?

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Winter 2011
 
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Health

Employment Power

How a private-public-academic partnership is helping people with serious mental illnesses find and keep jobs.

By Laura Gehl | Winter 2011
 
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Health

Virtual HIV Prevention

Health education is at a crossroads, and interactive computer games may be a guiding force.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Winter 2011
 

Human Rights

In Their Own Words

A social media campaign aims to increase awareness of areas that reduce health risks for domestic workers and employers alike.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2009
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Embracing Practical Solutions

A $25 baby warmer might stop the tragedy of 450 low-birth-weight babies dying every hour in the developing world.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Fall 2009
 
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Health

The Value of Free

People are more likely to use products that they pay for, but when it comes to malaria-preventing bed nets in Africa, the opposite holds true.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2010