This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Salesforce announced Tuesday that it’s launching the Salesforce Impact Fund, a $50 million initiative to accelerate the growth of startups that are using Salesforce technology to address some of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 150 corporate leaders signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, committing to advance diversity and inclusion at their organizations. Such efforts are noteworthy because it takes moral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the 18th year in a row, Adidas has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), which evaluate the sustainability performance of the largest 2,500 companies listed in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What would happen if you bridged two communities often overlooked in the international aid system? This is the goal that inspired two former World Bank employees to launch GlobalGiving in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The public and research support gun control. Here’s how it could help — and why it doesn’t pass. 1) America’s gun problem is completely unique No other developed country in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new fund to boost smart affordable housing options in Bangladesh is one of the first major announcements from the UNDP’s SDG Impact Finance initiative — an enterprise that took UNDP’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bad data may have played a part in Facebook’s part in the election Responding to a cavalierly-tweeted charge of anti-Trump bias from the President of the United States, Zuckerberg again repeated his…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not all philanthropists are responsible for running a charity, but all those who successfully run charities should be considered philanthropists. Running a philanthropy is a huge undertaking and involves a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Making connections and sharing knowledge are key if we are to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. At the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley today announced that the District Attorney’s Office, leading a partnership of county agencies, community partners and non-government resource providers, has launched the Alameda County Justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s sells a McDouble burger for less than $2. A rotisserie chicken costs $4.99 at Costco. Government policy comes into play. Farmers get low-cost water. Cows, pigs…
Samasource CEO and founder Leila Janah joins us to discuss her new book, Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time. Janah’s mission is to drive down poverty around…