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Foundation-written and -funded reports look at current state of affairs and shine a light on the future
Jun 01 2014
DIY Toolkit: Development Impact & You
This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt, or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It's quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people …
Jun 01 2014
Design and Politics: Understanding Global Resiliency
Rebuild by Design has established a small global working group on the design and politics of resiliency. This group is looking at—and assisting in shaping—how cities and regions around the …
Climate
May 21 2014
Trends in Seed-Stage Social Enterprises
Echoing Green, a seed-stage funder of social entrepreneurs for over twenty-five years, has disbursed US 33 million in funding and strategic assistance to nearly 600 emerging leaders around the world …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
May 16 2014
Impact Sourcing 101
With increased focus on shared value, inclusive business and corporate social responsibility, businesses are looking for both positive financial and social impact in their own practices, and in those of …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
May 08 2014
Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
Achieving scale for inclusive industries is a challenge as old as the field of social enterprise itself, one whose wide-reaching implications cut to the heart of what it means to …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
May 06 2014
Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
The Rockefeller Foundation envisions a world in which globalization’s benefits are more widely shared and the inevitable challenges that accompany the increased dynamism and volatility are more easily weathered. Without …
Apr 21 2014
Bushmeat and the Future of Protein in West Africa
Malnutrition—and particularly protein deficiency—remains a challenge for many poor people across West Africa, compromising or stunting the physical and mental development of millions of children. While overall nutrition has improved …