Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

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Global Issues

 

Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health

 
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Contagious Health

A community-based program in rural Kentucky uses face-to-face social networks to promote wellness.

 

The Fight Against Human Trafficking

The knowledge, skill, and compassion of the health care community can help stop modern slavery.

 

Stop Funding Duplicative Projects

Field scans are crucial for providing data about what has been funded and where funding gaps lie.

 
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Judging Success in Translational Medical Research

Getting promising drug discoveries out of university labs and into the drug pipeline is more difficult than it should be.

 

The “Just Right” Future

In the world that's now emerging, pre-modern practices that emphasize personal relationships are returning to prominence.

Reviewed By Lucy Bernholz | Summer 2013
 

Philanthropy and Inequality

The disruptive force of the "new philanthropy" holds the promise of helping to reduce inequality. But will it actually do so?

Reviewed By Robin Rogers | Summer 2013
 

Conservation as an Investment

Environmental conservation and business investment are not mutually exclusive, argues the CEO of the Nature Conservancy.

Reviewed By Robert Jaquay | Summer 2013
 

What Makes People Mobilize?

Protest movements don't emerge merely because people have something to protest. Many other factors come into play.

 

The Return of Segregation

Racial integration in US schools has declined in the wake of recent court decisions to release districts from earlier desegregation orders.

 
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Why Nonprofits Should Operate Commuter Trains

Nonprofits have taken on the management of a number of heretofore government services, including parks, schools, and health care. Mass transit should be next.