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

Why a market for social innovations is needed now more than ever.

Technology can empower citizens to co-create some government services.

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

An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.

Living Cities is working with five US municipalities to develop an ecosystem for solving urban problems.

How local governments and nonprofits can work together for large-scale community change.

The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.

Thanks to Todd Park, a federal agency has discovered that health care organizations can think more like nimble startups than like lumbering giants.

Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together by Steve Waddell

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.

From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.

Social entrepreneurship has led to excellent work, but without an informed and empowered population we will never address the core issues we face.

In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.

Philanthropy is not sufficient and taxation is necessary.

Conflict between social enterprises and government comes down to a simple matter of market overlap.

Ten predictions for the social sector and beyond in 2012.

From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.

The need for local government innovation is now greater than ever.

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.

Will this Digital Literacy Corps be a 21st Century Peace Corps?

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?

Educators, administrators, academics, business people, and politicians talk about potential solutions, what’s working, and what isn’t.

Park discusses how methods of efficiency developed in industries outside of health care need to be brought in to rework the health care industry.

Daniel Kreeger, Executive Director of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), outlines the relatively new position of Climate Change Officer.

In this panel discussion we hear from senior government energy and technology officials on what’s up and coming with respect to environmental responsibility.

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.

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.

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.

Haas School professor Severin Borenstein argues that to have a significant impact in the energy market, any renewable alternative must be scalable.