This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than 60 years, an important provision in the federal tax code has successfully protected charitable nonprofits, religious congregations, and foundations from being hounded by politicians, political operatives, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to buy an electric car in the U.S., there are more than a dozen options. If you want to buy a fuel cell car, there are three:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few years ago, when Barbara Tyde told people at education conferences that she was from Memphis, they “would look sad about it.” Today, she can hold her head much…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past, religious and community groups were the main forces addressing hunger. But, after the economic recession in the early 1980s, and due to budget cuts to federal programs under…
Healthequity is a venture capital fund investing in healthcare. Neurosurgeon, PhD, and Global Executive MBA (IESE), Lluis analyzes more than 400 business plans per year. Board member of several healthcare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It might be one of the most important policies in the U.S. economy, but the mortgage-interest deduction sounds esoteric to most people. Perhaps that’s because, for most people, it’s completely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay For Success (PFS) is an innovative contracting model that drives government resources toward high-performing social programs. The PFS model is designed to merge performance measurement using administrative data and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. MicroSynbiotiX, an early-stage biotech company based in Ireland, is developing oral vaccines to prevent infectious diseases in farmed fish. We spoke with CEO and co-founder, Simon Porphy, about his transgenic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. No condition is permanent. That’s the refrain of tough-minded optimism that Raj Panjabi, founder of Last Mile Health, grew up with in Liberia. It’s the mantra often repeated by his…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The prevalence of data in the social sector means that government agencies and nonprofit providers, in theory, have a wealth of information at their disposal to understand what works and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Following the kickoff of the Aquacelerator, EnerGaia, partnering with land, building, and factory owners to utilize excess space for the cultivation of spirulina, has been hard at work facilitating impact in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some people assume that the federal government plays the main role in infrastructure. But, by one measure, state and local governments and the private sector own 97 percent of the…