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Articles

 

Economic Development

Big Payoffs from Small Savings

SaveTogether wants to foster the savings habit among low-income Americans.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2010
 

Social Entrepreneurship

Unreasonable and Ready

A new social enterprise incubator fills two critical gaps facing social entrepreneurs: mentoring and access to capital.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2010
 

Technology & Design

Game-Changers of the World, Unite

Play this online game and learn social innovation strategies to solve global crises.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2010
 
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Human Rights

Airborne Peace

In Rwanda, Radio La Benevolencija uses soap operas to heal ethnic tensions. Listeners who tune into a weekly show about feuding ethnic groups are more likely than non-listeners to stand up to authority and to voice their own opinions.

By Meredith May | Spring 2010
 
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Business

Settling Up

Upwardly Global places skilled immigrants in jobs worthy of their talents.

By Tamara Straus | 3 | Spring 2010
 

Education

The Flattened Campus

The world's first tuition-free online university hopes to dramatically increase access to higher education.

By Suzie Boss | Spring 2010
 

Nonprofit Management

Leap Forward for Social Enterprises

Rick Aubry is designing social enterprises that can succeed on a national scale.

By Suzie Boss | Spring 2010
 
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Technology & Design

Bite-Sized Goodness

The Extraordinaries have created a web-based platform that allows people to easily volunteer short amounts of time.

By Suzie Boss | Spring 2010
 
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Human Rights

Lessons in Courage

Against all odds, the Afghan Institute of Learning educates women and girls in a war-torn society.

By Suzie Boss | Spring 2010
 
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Environment

LEED the Way

The LEED green-building certification system is one of the fastest growing nonprofits in America.

By Brandon Keim | Spring 2010