This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of snack bar giant Kind, is a Mexican immigrant. His father was a Holocaust survivor. So when he started his business in 2004 with the name…
Melinda Fine introduces the article, “The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity” written with co-authors Jared Raynor, Jessica Mowles, and Deepti Sood from TCC Group. What kind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. CR Magazine has announced the winners of the 10th annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards. These awards are presented to CEOs that visibly exceed standards in the areas of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Disaster relief organizations have been working around the clock to respond to seven catastrophic disasters in the past two months. But that doesn’t mean the important, ongoing charitable work in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the SOCAP meeting was attended in Fort Mason, here are some quotes and highlights we all should keep in mind: “Problems are transcendent — they’re local and global,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Microfinance is a $92 billion industry, with more than 100 million borrowers in more than 75 countries around the world. But as regular readers of NextBillion know, it is no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an ideal world, companies would care about people as much as profits. They would pay and treat their employees and customers fairly, be honest and transparent with them, deliver only products and services…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the Internet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When most entrepreneurs set off to start a new venture, they are driven by the notion that their unique idea or product can add real value to people’s lives. But,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2015 and 2016 I was involved as a consultant in a project that offered a Brazilian state government decision support tools capable of pointing out thematic areas (maternal health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By many measures, Chicago is a global city — a tourist mecca rich in culture, commerce, and urban vitality. But beyond the city’s core, certain neighborhoods face deep challenges. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School choice advocates say they don’t see a change in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s public posture on school choice, despite a recent speech that others read as a backing away…