A key factor preventing impact investing from reaching its maximum potential is the absence of robust monitoring and learning ...

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With floods damaging cell towers and broadband infrastructure, the problem became far worse. For McDowell, a once-thriving ...

A collaborative funder and fund leader discuss partnerships with local leaders, how to get funds moving where they need to go ...

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Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is constantly seeking out new contributors and story ideas that will inspire and inform leaders of social change. We aim to share the perspectives of a truly ...

The core of Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s new book, Poor Economics, can be summed up by a single sentence in the foreword: “[W]e have to abandon the habit of reducing the poor to cartoon ...

To close the digital divide, we need a capital market that powers community broadband.

An excerpt from Deep Purpose on how the Indian firm Mahindra makes purpose an existential intention that informs every decision, practice, and process.

When it comes to environmental sustainability, William McDonough is nothing less than a hero for the planet. In this audio lecture, he discusses how he has designed eco-friendly buildings with unique ...