This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Reinvestment Fund today announced the creation of a $10 million Pay for Success (PFS) Fund to support PFS transactions in the United States. QBE Insurance Group, one of the world’s top…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new fintech app called Dave (portrayed as a cuddly, bespectacled bear) wants to help make those ridiculous overdraft penalties a thing of the past. Dave warns you when you’re going to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charitable giving is up, year over year, both among the general populace and in business donations, and it’s not hard to see why: 1. Elon Musk models the new wave…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LiveStories continues to gain traction with its platform that helps government agencies manage and publish data. Now the Seattle startup is raising more cash to help support the growth. The 4-year-old…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After earning a doctorate from Brown University, studying at Oxford and establishing himself [Frederick Mulder] in London as an art dealer specializing in European printmaking from 1470 to 1970, particularly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. …For how long Bezos chooses to be charitable, and no matter whether his philanthropy is wildly unconventional or follows a more traditional path, I hope that he bears in mind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In addition to the gift range chart and a list of prospects, three more elements need to be in place before your organization can begin to solicit major gifts: 1)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ever since the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in September 2011, intellectuals and politicians have sought to blame rising income inequality for a host of economic, social, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To win the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Innovation Showcase–a social purpose technology contest–it takes more than a good idea. And it takes more than a mobile app of questionable real-world usefulness. The three winning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prices for solar and wind are coming down dramatically, putting such technologies within reach of some of the poorest people in the world. At the same time, basic household lighting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Educate Girls development impact bond is at risk of validating its premise. With the bond, Educate Girls aims to improve education for 15,000 children, 9,000 of them girls, in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The price tag, an increase of $237 billion over current spending, could help prevent 97 million premature deaths between now and 2030 The World Health Organization, in a study published this…