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Education

 

Innovations in educational policies and programs

 
SSIR blogger Rahim Kanani is founder and editor-in-chief of World Affairs Commentary.

Education

Dr. Madhav Chavan

An interview with Dr. Madhav Chavan, CEO of Pratham, a nonprofit that provides quality education to underprivileged children of India.

By Rahim Kanani | Jun. 10, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Gary A. Berg, PhD is associate vice president for Academic Affairs, Extended University/International Programs at California State University Channel Islands, where the California Institute for Social Business (CISB) is based, and author of s

Education

Adapting to the “Unreliable Patron”: Sustaining Access Missions with Entrepreneurial Universities

The meaning and function of college in our society has changed.

By Gary Berg | 2 | May. 9, 2011
 
SSIR blogger David Simpson is the co-founder and president of GoldMail and is on the board of Aim High.

Education

Funding for Education—the Perils of “Guidelines du Jour”

The work of charities in almost all circumstances requires focused effort over a substantial period of time.

By David Simpson | 1 | Mar. 21, 2011
 
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Civil Society

Innovating at the Speed of Communities

When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need.

By Amy Sample Ward | 2 | Feb. 10, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Reeta Roy is president and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation.

Education

Opening Up Pathways to Secondary Education

We need to put secondary education on the global policy agenda. We also must create pathways to quality and relevant secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

By Reeta Roy | Jan. 24, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Education

The Rich Get Richer, Once More

If institutions of higher learning want to maintain their tax-favored status, they should abolish legacy preferences.

By Kelly Kleiman | Jan. 20, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Reeta Roy is president and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation.

Civil Society

The Power of Voices

This week, a remarkable grassroots organization in India, Vasavya Mahila Mandali (VMM), celebrated 40 years of achievement and service.

By Reeta Roy | 4 | Dec. 16, 2010
 
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Urban Development

Transforming Cities

Archaic ideas and the fundamental restructuring taking place in our economy, makes business as usual unacceptable.

By Ben Hecht | Nov. 9, 2010
 
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Economic Development

Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa

How do we promote bottom-up entrepreneurship in emerging economies?

By Reeta Roy | Oct. 28, 2010
 
SSIR blogger Sean Stannard-Stockton is CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors. Strategic Philanthropy

Intermediaries

Philanthropedia Launches Expertise on Demand

Philanthropedia offered low-cost, high-quality information and a way for grantmakers to share what they know.

By Sean Stannard-Stockton | 2 | Oct. 19, 2010