Global Issues
Why They Stayed
New research reveals the economic hardships that Katrina's "stayers" were battling and the abundance of negative opinions about them.
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Nonprofits
How to Survive the Recession
The current recession has left few nonprofits unscathed and has hit theaters particularly hard. Creative entrepreneurial changes have proven more effective than the traditional belt-tightening.
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Social Innovations
Staying Vibrant and Curious
Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society by John Gardner
Social Innovations
Funding the Future in China
Qifang, an online peer-to-peer lending platform, expands access to education for the world's largest student population.
Social Innovations
Microfinance for the Most Marginalized
Small loans are tipping the social scales for Roma people.
Philanthropy
A Light in City Hall
How one newcomer to the Los Angeles mayor’s office mixed government with philanthropy to make change.
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Philanthropy
Good Guy vs. Good Guy
Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year-Conflict Between Global Conservation and Native Peoples by Mark Dowie
Business
A Fine Green Niche
Maria Yee established her eco-friendly, high-end furniture company long before going green was the done thing. Two decades later, her company's environmentally sound practices not only reflect a planet-friendly ethos, but also drive a market-friendly creative edge.
Nonprofits
The Entrepreneurial Union
Freelance workers, whose numbers are growing, are left without health insurance, a retirement plan, or a work community. The Freelancers Union meets these needs.
Global Issues
It’s Not About the Work Ethic
Protestants' work ethic is a product of the denomination's emphasis on education.