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Education

Strength Through Flexibility

Over the past 17 years, the Forum for African Women Educationalists has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries.

By Kim Jonker | 1 | Winter 2010
 
HALF THE SKY:
Turning Oppression
into Opportunity for
Women Worldwide
Sheryl WuDunn &
Nicholas D. Kristof

Human Rights

Women Hold Both Sky and Solutions

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof

Reviewed By Kavita Nandini Ramdas | 3 | Winter 2010
 
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Urban Development

Grow Your Own

Forget about luring big companies with tax incentives and subsidized space. Chris Gibbons focuses Littleton, Colorado's efforts on growing home-town businesses.

By Anne Stuhldreher | Winter 2010
 
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Foundations

Q&A: Jeff Raikes

Jeff Raikes takes over the Gates Foundation at a turbulent time when philanthropic resources are down and social needs are up.

By Eric Nee | 4 | Winter 2010
 
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Social Innovations

Public-Private Alliances Transform Aid

The dual goals of scalability and sustainability have eluded many development projects. In recent years, however, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reached out to corporations, nonprofits, and even private citizens to build alliances that are making large-scale, long-term change. In this article, the former head of USAID describes the public-private partnership model that his agency forged, the successes that the model has won, and the struggles that it continues to face.

By Andrew S. Natsios | Fall 2009
 
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Global Issues

Research: It’s Not About the Work Ethic

Protestants' work ethic is a product of the denomination's emphasis on education.

By Alana Conner | 1 | Fall 2009
 
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Social Innovations

Funding the Future in China

Qifang, an online peer-to-peer lending platform, expands access to education for the world's largest student population.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Fall 2009
 
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Social Innovations

Great Teachers on the Fast Track

To save the nation, the United States needs alternative teacher training.

By Susan Colby & Tia Martinez | Fall 2009
 
FREEDOM
FROM WANT: The
Remarkable Success
Story of BRAC, the
Global Grassroots
Organization That’s
Winning the Fight
Against Poverty
Ian Smillie

Social Innovations

The House That BRAC Built

Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That's Winning the Fight Against Poverty by Ian Smillie

Reviewed By Sally Osberg | 1 | Fall 2009
 
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Nonprofits

Art Mimics Art

Manchester Bidwell Corporation replicates by adapting general strategies to local cultures.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2009