This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ethiopia’s Tigray region took home the Gold Award with its unique collective action, voluntary labor, and youth-inclusive approach to land conservation. Through Mass Mobilization Campaigns and a Youth Responsive Land Policy, villagers in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The mobilization of capital for the 21st-century transformation of food and agriculture, health and education, cities and ecosystems, may track five years or so behind renewable energy. But after moving…
Marshall Ganz reflects on community organizing for greater impact. This keynote presentation occurred on May 24, 2017, at the Collective Impact Convening. Learning to make change in turn is not a…
This report, a joint effort by the Council on Foundations and Foundation Center, examines the current state and recent trends in international giving and engagement by large U.S. community foundations.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From the dawn of computers, people programmed rules for computers to follow. With machine learning, computers program themselves by learning from data. Machines have traditionally had a hard time with…
In times of economic crisis, the urge to act precipitously is understandable. But such an approach may not help donors reach their intended goals. A financial downturn affects both the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Illicit trade in tobacco products is costing governments billions of dollars, and is undermining global efforts toward tobacco control. A protocol aimed at eliminating tobacco illicit trade aims to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After a century of chaos and mass death driven by conflicting ideologies, the world is entering a new era of stability. This new period of history is defined by the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Looking back just a few years, it might have been hard to imagine the expanded role the private sector would play in global development conversations. Blended finance, impact investing, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Quick, when I say “ocean” what are the images that come to mind? Humpback whales breaking through blue water or maybe miles of coral reef guarded by brightly colored fish.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an era of complex global challenges, the United Nations remains essential to achieving peace and prosperity for all people. This year was important for the UN and its agencies,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each year a new wave of computers, smartphones, and accessories swarm the market with smaller components made from increasingly complex materials. While this technological evolution may be exciting for consumers, the…