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    How Kiva Helps Alleviate Poverty Through Technology

    Now Go Do Good Dec 7, 2017

    Now Go Do Good spoke with Kevin O’Brien, Chief Technology Officer of a nonprofit organization called Kiva, which helps enable global opportunity via technology. He sets the technological vision for…

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    The Five Ways to Move a Market

    Aaron Hurst Dec 7, 2017

    What are the secrets of systemic change? In studying successful market moving efforts, a clear pattern emerged. With every successful market-moving effort my team and I studied, we found they…

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    Why John Legend Is Backing Startups Launched By Former Inmates

    Fast Company Dec 7, 2017

    It’s a Wednesday morning, and I’m at an event in Lower Manhattan celebrating the inaugural class of Unlocked Futures, a 16-month-long accelerator for social entrepreneurs who have been incarcerated or impacted…

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    Strengthening Donor-Nonprofit Relationships

    LinkedIn Dec 7, 2017

    Below are several relationship imbalances between donors and nonprofits that cause tension and reduce social impact—and how to address them, from the Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of the…

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    How Scientists and Farmers are Creating Climate and Disease Resistant Livestock for Africa

    Devex International Development Dec 7, 2017

    Visiting Brisbane in November for the International Tropical Agriculture Conference for 2017, Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute Dr. Jimmy Smith discussed with Devex a range of new and exciting programs…

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    Grant Rejection: The Reason Why Behind the “No”

    Peak Grantmaking Dec 6, 2017

    Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the word “no” has a negative connotation. And that’s a shame because, if used properly, “no” might actually be the ultimate philanthropic teaching…

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    $600 Billion Economic Opportunity for the Middle East and North Africa

    ImpactAlpha Dec 6, 2017

    Businesses focusing on resilient cities, sustainable agriculture and new energy could propel more than $637 billion in new business activity and 12.4 million jobs in the region by 2030. A new…

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    3 Ways Schools Can Fund Social-Emotional Learning Programs

    The 74 Dec 6, 2017

    Schools looking to implement social-emotional learning programs have several funding options available to them through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs…

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    USAID’s Newest Programs Address ‘Gender Digital Divide’

    Devex International Development Dec 6, 2017

    In early 2018, the United States Agency for International Development will issue an open call for proposals for innovative ideas to bridge the “gender digital divide,” or gender inequalities caused by barriers…

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    Financing Small and Mid-Size Enterprises for the SDGs

    ImpactAlpha Dec 6, 2017

    The eighth annual Global Entrepreneur Summit went down in Hyderabad, India last week with a focus on supporting women entrepreneurs. But whether owners are male and female, small and medium-sized enterprises have…

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    The Pocket Guide to Impact Investing

    ImpactAlpha Dec 5, 2017

    We’re grateful to the Global Impact Investing Network for a handy cheat sheet of the last couple years of research on impact investing financial performance. To better inform investment decisions and attract…

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    Financial Technology Versus Financial Inclusion: What’s the Difference?

    Devex Dec 5, 2017

    Mobile phones have introduced a sea of opportunities in every sector imaginable, and that includes in finance. Today, anyone with a cellphone can engage in one form or another of…

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