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Civil Society

Circles of Change

Lending circles, self-help groups, and study circles are among the oldest and most effective tools for creating personal and social change.

By Tracy A. Thompson | 5 | Fall 2011
 
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Health

Opportunities in Mobile Health

The United States and other industrialized countries can learn from experiments in the developing world that use the humble cell phone as a platform for innovation.

By Jaspal S. Sandhu | 8 | Fall 2011
 
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Environment

Trawling for Trash

An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2011
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Too Good to Fail

In August 2010 the US government closed ShoreBank, one of the country’s leading social enterprises. Why did ShoreBank fail?

By James E. Post & Fiona S. Wilson | 9 | Fall 2011
 
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Urban Development

Revitalizing Struggling American Cities

Living Cities is working with five US municipalities to develop an ecosystem for solving urban problems.

By Ben Hecht | 6 | Fall 2011
 
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Nonprofit Management

Effective Partnerships

How local governments and nonprofits can work together for large-scale community change.

By Saphira M. Baker | Winter 2011
 
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Microfinance

Microfinance Needs Regulation

The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.

By Aneel Karnani | 11 | Winter 2011
 
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Water

Water Thinking

The Peer Water Exchange manages diverse solutions and resources to fight the global water crisis.

By Rajesh Shah | 13 | Fall 2011
 
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Economic Development

It Takes a General Contractor

Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Fall 2011
 
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Nonprofit Management

Improving Teamwork

Collectivist, group-oriented teams do better work.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2011