This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nonprofit sector has never faced more difficult challenges — or had the potential to create greater impact — than it does today, argue William F. Meehan III, director emeritus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of malaria cases rose in many countries in 2016, suggesting that progress has halted in the global fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we put a commercial of Messi during a large athletic tournament or soccer game talking about the SDGs, we reach audiences that previously hadn’t heard of the SDGs. Young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Eliminating poverty. Achieving universal access to energy. Ending inequality in education. These are just some of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a United Nations framework to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a gas essential for life—animals exhale it, plants sequester it. It exists in Earth’s atmosphere in comparably small concentrations but is vital for sustaining life. CO2 is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1800, few countries had achieved economic growth. Our entry on global extreme poverty shows that at the beginning of the 19th century the huge majority—more than 80%—of the world lived in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 1 million children died of pneumonia in 2015. Why do so many children around the world still lose their lives to this disease? You often hear people describe an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charity is big business, and Scott Jackson helms one of the biggest. Global Impact, based in Washington, D.C., fundraises for international humanitarian causes and has raised $1.8 billion since it was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By 2030, the world aims to have reduced premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by one third. Diabetes is one such NCD that, according to the World Health Organization, has been steadily increasing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Does a 250-pound male linebacker need the same flu vaccine as a 120-pound female dancer? Probably not. Biomedical research has established that factors such as gender, age and body composition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 5 billion people across the world lack access to safe and affordable surgical care. This burden is felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries where — among many health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now Go Do Good spoke with Kevin O’Brien, Chief Technology Officer of a nonprofit organization called Kiva, which helps enable global opportunity via technology. He sets the technological vision for…