This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the topic of artificial intelligence filling up our news feeds and dinner conversations, it’s almost too easy to get swept up in the hype of it all. Recently, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Kate James joined Pearson in 2014 as its chief of corporate affairs and global marketing, the international education publisher was going through some changes. One such move included a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I put this question, “How will you increase your impact in 2018?” to dozens of social entrepreneurs and others in the impact space to help me figure out how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Boosting the adoption of digital services that help people build savings, reduce debt, and manage cash flows could support greater financial health for the 138 million Americans who are struggling financially. That’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. BASIS is an acclaimed school network that is compiled of 27 public charter, private, and international schools in five states, Washington, D.C., and China that recently captured four of the top…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new type of financial advisory firm is packaging clean-energy deals to make them attractive and big enough to grab hundred-million dollar checks from pension and sovereign wealth funds. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite around $34 billion in funding and numerous microfinance initiatives to help entrepreneurs in the world’s poorest countries, informal moneylenders and predatory loan sharks continue to thrive. Designed to help alleviate poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A hybrid of union dues collection and workplace solicitation programs, crossed with a bit of rage fundraising, has cropped up in New York, where a groundbreaking law passed last year…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Psychologists are quickly learning how dangerous smartphones can be for teenage brains. Research has found that an eighth-grader’s risk for depression jumps 27%when he or she frequently uses social media. Kids…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bob Kincaid, co-founder of the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Get Veterans Involved (GVI), has found that it’s possible to kill two birds with one stone. His nonprofit helps two groups — veterans who struggle when they return…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a time when only 61.3 percent of Americans are white, about 84 percent of nonprofit board members are in that demographic group, along with 90 percent of nonprofit board chairs. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A report published by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) reveals a range of available strategies used by investors to strengthen their ability to exit in a way that meets…