This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ACT, an Iowa-based nonprofit best known for its standardized college-readiness exam, made the investment in New Markets Venture Partners as part of ACT’s mission to improve education and career readiness. According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Local and state governments collect vast amounts of data in the course of delivering social services to children and their families. Unfortunately, many still struggle to assess program impacts and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The connection between domestic violence and investment risk is becoming clearer. The International Finance Corporation’s recent report, “Investing in Women: New Evidence for the Business Case,” highlights the relationship between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s little doubt that online courses are proving popular with students all over the world. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers such as EdX and Futurelearn have been lauded with democratising higher education and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Arts education isn’t a soft subject, it gives us: Idea Solving Creativity Reflection Similarly, Annette Bryd of GlaxoSmithKline said: “We need people who think with the creative side of their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Benefit corporations are a recent attempt to change the perception of what for-profit businesses can be for society. These companies aim to serve their customer and the public good without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School choice has many benefits. It frees people to select the type of education that will best serve their families. It makes educators accountable to the people they are supposed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tech startup launched in 2015 to connect households and businesses with professional cleaners and improve working conditions for Mexico’s domestic workers. Aliada offers workers using its site above-market wages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For a refugee trapped in an overcrowded camp on an island in Greece, it often isn’t clear how to prepare for an asylum interview–a step in the process of getting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Effective altruism is unique in that much of the work we do is a step or more removed from the ultimate beneficiaries of our actions. This leaves little room for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thanks to innovations in outcomes-focused contracting “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” is no longer an acceptable reason to continue to operate social programs the same way every…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Gurgaon-based startup, Naandi Education Support And Training (NEST), is a for-profit spinoff of the Naandi Foundation. NEST runs two low-cost “tech-and-brick” learning centers — physical centers that enroll underserved…