This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Globalization means that the world is more interconnected than ever before. Travel between countries is faster and easier — as many as 8 million people travel by plane each day,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can the world experience more equality, innovation and a brighter future? It starts by empowering women with more opportunity. In his 2010 book, “Half the Sky” Nicholas Kristof, an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In high-income settings, we all share a one-in-two lifetime risk of being diagnosed with cancer and needing cancer care. Cancer incidence is also rising in low- and middle-income countries. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hedge-fund billionaire and a global advocate has transferred $18 billionin assets to his long-time philanthropy. With the gift, to be distributed over several years, the foundation becomes the second largest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The start of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September was a sobering reminder of the immense suffering taking place in our world; it was also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will release free and open source software to address the lack of interoperability between financial service providers and payments platforms. The code is called Mojaloop,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Do you know all 17 of the sustainable development goals adopted by the UN in January of 2016? If so, good for you. I decided it was time to do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The difference in food affordability and the factors leading to food disparities across the globe may come as a shock to most. The World Food Programme’s (WFP) Counting the Beans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past, the wealthy turned their attention to philanthropic giving only as retirement approached. But that has been changing in recent years, as the ultra-wealthy have been starting their philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocates for universal health coverage this week lauded the way that global political agendas have integrated health issues in recent years. But participants in this week’s World Health Summit in Berlin —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Impact investing is riding a wave of powerful forces, including a large generational wealth transfer, the inclination of millennials to invest with their values and the offer of solutions that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some people really are too selfish. They can afford to help others, and their own lives would probably be richer if they did help others. But some people have a…