This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charities and funders are tackling difficult issues with limited resources: trying to improve people’s lives, tackle injustices, change government policies and help cure diseases. We need to use evidence effectively…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In late August, a man traveling on a small, packed bus headed for the Malagasy capital, Antananarivo, passed away suddenly of respiratory failure. His body was taken to the nearest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World Health Organization officials have announced a new initiative to address the health impacts of climate change on small island developing states. The global health body called for a tripling of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The major global health crises of recent decades have, at times, felt insurmountable. The onset of the HIV epidemic in the late 1970s and the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak…
More than half of the world’s population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We recently completed a unique study to explore the drivers of stronger donor intentions and behavior. We wanted empirical evidence to help guide non-profit organizations to focus on the most important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Volunteer tourism, or voluntourism, is an emerging trend of travel linked to “doing good”. Yet these efforts to help people and the environment have come under heavy criticism – I believe for good reason.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To prepare for the rising temperatures, strengthening storms and higher sea levels in the coming decades, Fiji must spend an amount equivalent to its entire yearly gross domestic product over the next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After a long march toward mainstream acceptance, many in impact investing are claiming victory. The industry is garnering attention at major publications like “The Economist”, and recently celebrated the emergence of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Agency for International Development says the performance of its largest-ever contract “remains unacceptable,” while the agency’s implementing partner, Chemonics International, maintains the most recent report “marks a turning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current aid debate brings up questions that have not been given much attention outside of policy circles. What is the purpose of development aid, and has it changed over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 23rd Conference of the Parties, better known as COP23, is underway in the city of Bonn in Germany. Over the next two weeks, 23,000 delegates and 500 nongovernmental organizations…