This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Ramaphosa has revealed the government’s plan to boost South Africa’s economy in a speech during parliament proceedings on Thursday. Within this plan, the president has put measures in place to develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 50 million children worldwide have missed their essential polio immunisations this year, after door-to-door vaccination campaigns were paused and medical staff redirected amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kate Byrne is the president of Intentional Media (soon to be SOCAP Global), the purpose-driven platform whose brands SOCAP, Good Capital Project, and Conscious Company Media are at the intersection of business, meaning, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jessica Eise, Purdue University The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger, foster conditions for peace in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Five years into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world is nowhere near to ensuring a quality education for all by 2030. Impressive gains in enrollment and attendance over recent decades have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Learning the basics In 2012, we sought out information on the history of philanthropy as well as what foundations focus on today. We also spent substantial time getting to know established philanthropists and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spreading out of a food market in Wuhan, China, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as the predictable result of trade or trafficking in wild-animal meat. China’s epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an often-told story in public health school about a group of villagers near the shore of a river who suddenly see children being swept downstream. After they form a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is a beguiling offer — an investment that can produce a financial return and also a social/environmental benefit. Private benefit plus public benefit. It probably does happen sometimes but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is approaching an inflection point. Outsize wealth is rapidly accumulating, alongside an acceleration in philanthropic ambition. As these two powerful forces converge, they will likely reshape the social sector for years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed flawed systems that have failed marginalised communities living in the Global South for decades. These groups now face myriad crises all at once, from job…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The volume and breadth of COVID-19 research now underway and being shared widely is overwhelming: clinical studies and research reports on host genetic analysis, diagnostic modalities, antiviral drug and vaccine…