An excerpt from The Democratic Marketplace on “predistribution” and freedom.

King, Ken Pucker & Jesse Colman. Is water in Sweden really 25 times more valuable than water in Mauritania?

Impact accounting is the heir apparent to ESG (environmental, social, governance) accounting and investing. Where ESG ...

Optimizing for outcomes will require building out a range of local public and private institutions.

In an era of shrinking global aid budgets and growing pressure to deliver lasting social impact, governments, funders, and NGOs face a common challenge: how to scale what works. Many leaders point to ...

How a new genre of social entrepreneur can wield emerging technologies to create integrated and inclusive social and industrial policies.

Impact Investing How a Nonprofit Raised Growth Capital From Public Markets Lessons TechSoup learned from engaging stakeholders as impact investors to support their long-term growth.

Services that act as bridges into community make long-term recovery more likely. Robert Putnam once described the difference between “bonding” and “bridging” social capital: Bonding capital connects ...

This is an exciting time for social innovation. Billions of dollars are flowing into philanthropy, market-driven solutions and social entrepreneurship are flourishing, and social impact consulting and ...

What savings groups can teach the social sector about partnering with governments for systems change.

Many public-private collaborations that address complex social problems flounder. We offer a new model to get such partnerships back on track.