This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last few years, and arguably punching way above its weight, Code First: Girls has been doing important work. The U.K. social enterprise, which originally spun out of company builder Entrepreneur…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizations working on financial inclusion often grapple with the question: how to get a large number of low-income individuals and families access to financial services? For the Bill & Melinda…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There was a time when a story on impact investing would have been what we at the Solutions Journalism Network call “think tank” journalism, a solutions journalism imposter. Think tank stories…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A field trip at GTM Research Reserve is not your average environmental science experience. Instead of dissolved oxygen tabs, strainers, and basins commonly used in many water-centered lessons at other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Whether it’s during the holidays or on a regular weeknight, conversations between families and social entrepreneurs can be difficult. Remember these things as you interact with the entrepreneur in your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A distribution solution for energy products in rural India claimed the spotlight at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit on Thursday night, when founder Ajaita Shah won the event’s pitch competition. Emerging…
Latinos today constitute 18 percent of the United States population – up from roughly one percent in the 1960s. Over the next 40 years, this demographic group will continue to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge gave Oregonians firsthand experience with the dangers of the “patriot” movement and its mission of seizing America’s public lands to “give them…
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, will announce a new development impact bond aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths in India, during the closing plenary of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the socially-responsible, ESG (for environmental, social and governance), and impact investing movements have gained steam, so has the number of companies offering products aligned with investors’ values. With an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Facebook is eliminating all payment transaction fees on donations made to nonprofits, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company’s second annual Social Good Summit in New York. The new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Kona Shen moved back to the United States in 2014 after a few years in Haiti, she returned to a country grappling with police brutality. Eric Garner was killed…