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

MHV, a for-profit social enterprise, aims to make Bhutan a large-scale producer of hazelnuts.

In northern Uganda, home to one of Africa’s longest and most brutal civil conflicts, organic farming is producing economic growth and stability.

The Financial Access at Birth initiative aims to place $100 in an electronic savings
account for every child born in the world.

Two economists offer opposite explanations about why job growth in the United States and other developed economies remains extremely weak.

The UK microcredit business Fair Finance is paving the road for the growth of microfinance in the developed world.

Emory and Chris Rose are members of a multi-issue nonprofit—SOCM—that tackles health, employment, and environmental issues in the isolated and often struggling coalfield communities of Tennessee.

Two economists offer opposite explanations about why job growth in the United States and other developed economies remains extremely weak.

A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.

New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.

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

A social change leader's greatest challenge is disinterest.

A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.

The best way to help the ultra poor is not by giving them a handout, but by giving them an opportunity.

As Fair Trade USA changes its certification standards, a tempest is brewing among those in the coffee industry who see technology and transparency as the means to lift farmers out of poverty.

"The New Abnormal" best describes the current economic and political condition of our nation.

Brazilian entrepreneurs are leveraging their deep intellectual, social, and natural resources to drive greater prosperity and create wealth.

A unique sales strategy puts more environmentally friendly cookstoves into the hands of more cooks.

Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.

Thomas Gibian, Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners, discusses the success of his organization in investing in companies across the African continent through seven funds.

COO of Bats'il Maya Alberto Irezabal talks about the social environment in Chiapas that led to the founding of the organization, and how the co-op works.