This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Enthusiasm for remote patient monitoring is growing, and it’s no wonder. The latest wave in health data collection uses non-invasive devices (think smart watches, smart phones, and other wearables) to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While Donor Advised Funds’ (DAF) impact on the nonprofit sector has been a hot topic in philanthropy circles, few are offering practical strategies for the 280,000+ donors with DAFs and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What if every student were asked What do you want to learn about and What do you want to do? on a regular basis? High school senior Jemar Lee (who attends Iowa…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tax cuts that went into effect this month have nonprofits and donors alike scrambling to learn more about how they might affect charitable giving. WHAT CHANGED? Congress introduced temporary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In between trips to Syria and Somalia, Mark Lowcock, the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, was in Davos last week, speaking to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Is it the Super Bowl, or the Do-Gooder Bowl? Hyundai is using an expensive 60-second ad spot in Sunday’s game to plug an organization dedicated to fighting childhood cancer, the automaker…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Peter Makasi’s crop yields were small, and the family often had to ration food to survive until the next harvest. He knew his land could be more productive, and that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With terrible force, 2017 ended with a series of once-in-a-century storms heralding a new era of urbanization, globalization, and automation, human systems colliding with natural systems in unpredictable ways. We’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Musu, a community health worker in Liberia, lives in a village that is four hours from the nearest clinic. After Musu finished high school, she returned to her community to find…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cryptocurrency has produced a handful of billionaires already, and I suspect it may produce the world’s first trillionaires in the next decade. The Forbes list of wealthiest people is going…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The uses for blockchain technology are endless. This year will see thousands of startups getting on the block bandwagon to launch their own platforms. Some things have already been done,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mark Green, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is in Davos this week to make good on his goal to better engage the private sector in development work.…