Philanthropy should be about making great things happen that would not happen otherwise. One of its best uses is to develop solutions, prove them out, and set them up for scale. Big bets provide an ...
Since the inception of TOMS Shoes in 2006, the buy-one give-one business model has been widely embraced (and criticized) by consumers and businesses alike as an effective model for creating both ...
The Healing Force of Family Hosted by Jonathan Levine 1 Even before the pandemic, India’s public hospitals struggled with overcrowding and stretched resources. Noora Health is helping by training ...
In an area outside Hyderabad, India, between the suburbs and the countryside, a young woman—we’ll call her Shanti—fetches water daily from the always-open local borehole that is about 300 feet from ...
Every year, thousands of nonprofit boards face the daunting task of hiring a successor to replace the seemingly irreplaceable: the long-serving, beloved founder. The transition is fraught with anxiety ...
The scale and complexity of the US public education system has thwarted attempted reforms for decades. Major funders, such as the Annenberg Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts have ...
The unmet needs of disadvantaged people living in developing countries pose a complex challenge for development planners, but like many challenges, it also provides an opportunity for creative ...