This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf’s career wound its way through multiple sectors, starting when she was an attorney at the city’s largest law firm, always seeking a way to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public-private partnerships are all the buzz in the African health sector, where financing is in short supply. Just four African countries have met domestic spending targets for the sector, and many see…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shortly after the launch of Google Earth, a band of oceanographers led by legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle stomped into Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. “Hey look, you can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In today’s climate of shrinking budgets and dwindling international aid, development professionals around the globe are working to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of NGO-Local Government Collaboration. To achieve those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One big idea to strengthen our civic stocks and create pathways to better outcomes in education and employment is universal national service – an opportunity for every 18-28 year-old to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Giga Giving ecosystem is supported by a blockchain enabled platform to drive the greatest impact for charity at the lowest cost. Giga Giving is taking a unique approach to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A little over a decade ago, when the word “innovation” was beginning to buzz around city halls, it wasn’t clear whether a movement toward more data-driven, innovative local government would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a first-in-the-nation move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to develop new guidelines regarding reimbursement of administrative costs to nonprofits that are contracted to deliver services…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although workable for decades, that old-fashioned approach in the US ultimately created an array of problems. Poor project selection is now legendary, as the “bridge to nowhere” and the 6,371…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many individuals with low incomes struggle to obtain and maintain jobs that pay them enough to meet their needs and put them on a path to upward mobility. At the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, spends $35 to fully immunize a child. But it would spend $36 or $37 per child if that extra investment meant better tracking and therefore savings…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zero, in the context of a healthy world, is the most ambitious number of all. If the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were about making progress to achieve a healthy planet…