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Why a market for social innovations is needed now more than ever.
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Technology can empower citizens to co-create some government services.
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New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.
By Corey Binns | 1 -
An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Living Cities is working with five US municipalities to develop an ecosystem for solving urban problems.
By Ben Hecht | 6 -
How local governments and nonprofits can work together for large-scale community change.
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The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
By Aneel Karnani | 11 -
Thanks to Todd Park, a federal agency has discovered that health care organizations can think more like nimble startups than like lumbering giants.
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Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together by Steve Waddell
Reviewed By Patrick McNamara | 1 -
Under the EPA’s Audit Policy, violators who voluntarily report themselves can get certain penalties reduced or waived if they commit to ongoing self-regulation.
By Jessica Ruvinsky
Blog Posts
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From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
By Rob Reich & Lucy Bernholz | 3 -
Social entrepreneurship has led to excellent work, but without an informed and empowered population we will never address the core issues we face.
By Aaron Hurst | 6 -
In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.
By Michael Belinsky | 4 -
Philanthropy is not sufficient and taxation is necessary.
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Conflict between social enterprises and government comes down to a simple matter of market overlap.
By K Sree Kumar | 4 -
Ten predictions for the social sector and beyond in 2012.
By David La Piana | 4 -
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
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The need for local government innovation is now greater than ever.
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We must use our scarce resources to serve disenfranchised people’s needs and demand that evidence of results play a greater role in funding decisions.
By Lisa Jackson & Carla Javits | 1 -
Will this Digital Literacy Corps be a 21st Century Peace Corps?
By Daniel Kent
Podcasts
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Teachers play a key role in influencing the future not only of students, but of the country and world as a whole. What contributes to teacher effectiveness?
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Educators, administrators, academics, business people, and politicians talk about potential solutions, what’s working, and what isn’t.
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Park discusses how methods of efficiency developed in industries outside of health care need to be brought in to rework the health care industry. Featuring Todd Park | 1 -
Daniel Kreeger, Executive Director of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), outlines the relatively new position of Climate Change Officer. Featuring Daniel Kreeger -
In this panel discussion we hear from senior government energy and technology officials on what’s up and coming with respect to environmental responsibility.
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Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler discusses how we define the cultural norm for food consumption and what role our government should play in regulating food companies. Featuring David Kessler -
CDC Deputy Director for Policy and Communication Donald Shriber speaks about how the agency coordinates and manages its efforts and resources to respond to emerging threats to global health. Featuring Donald Shriber -
Joe Minarik, senior vice president of the Committee for Economic Development, talks about the macroeconomic perspective on the U.S. budget deficit and its impact on the US economy. Featuring Joe Minarik -
Haas School professor Severin Borenstein argues that to have a significant impact in the energy market, any renewable alternative must be scalable.
Featuring Severin Borenstein
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Collective Impact | 37
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation | 25
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Connecting Heart to Head
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Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work | 16
This follow-up on the popular "Collective Impact" article provides updated, in-depth guidance.
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The Trouble With Impact Investing – Part 1 | 17
There's only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
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The Top 10 Books on the Economics of Poverty | 6
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.
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Thoughts on Reluctant Entrepreneurship | 11
What’s unique to the Entrepreneurial Generation isn’t just that we are entrepreneurs; it’s why we’re entrepreneurs.
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Social Impact Bonds: Lessons from the Field | 4
In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.










