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  • How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World's Problems

    December 10, 2012 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Like their for-profit counterparts, charities are starting to embrace Big Data as a means to perform more efficiently and share that performance with potential donors. Data gathered is used both to measure successes and to highlight areas where program structure could be improved.

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  • The Power of Failure

    November 28, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Nongovernmental groups – especially ones that depend on donations – hate to fail, and never make their failures public. But at new conferences, social activists share and learn from failure.

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  • The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur

    November 13, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    In a world divided into factions, social entrepreneurs are connecting people in new configurations and helping them work together more effectively because social entrepreneurs tend to pursue an end in a communal way.

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  • Social Change's Age of Enlightenment

    October 17, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    We’re getting smarter about the way we’re addressing social problems. Patterns in the most effective solutions are emerging, such as making evidence-based decisions, accepting that humans act irrationally, and bringing people back together to build comprehensive solutions.

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  • For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

    August 01, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Adolescent smoking remains a challenging health problem because of the allure of cigarette branding. Australia is piloting the transformation of cigarette packaging with a generic look that reduces the appeal of smoking. In Florida, the Truth campaign has exposed that cigarette companies targeted teenage consumers and, in response, created a set of new advertisements that presented the cigarette industry with transparency.

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  • The Recycling Reflex

    July 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nationally, only about a third of municipal solid waste is recycled. An initiative to use simpler, standardized signs and labels is helping communities reap greater benefits from recycling.

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  • A Better Way to Talk About Faith

    June 12, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) brings together college students from different faiths so that they develop respect and appreciation for each other and different traditions. IFYC also cultivates interfaith leaders and organizes campus-based campaigns called Better Together. Some students have received push back from their faith communities, but students and faculty have reported the campaigns for interfaith engagement leads to positive outcomes of increasing tolerance on campuses. The organization has trained students who have run campaigns on 106 campuses.

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  • The Dawn of the Evidence-Based Budget

    May 30, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When we consider the vast sums that governments spend — and the responsibility public officials bear — it seems crazy that policy makers don’t routinely make good use of evidence. The new White House effort to base spending decisions on hard evidence is a step toward delivering more social good per taxpayer dollar.

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  • Patagonia's Founder Is America's Most Unlikely Business Guru

    April 27, 2012 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    Yvon Chouinard, the founder of outdoor adventure retail company Patagonia, vowed to run the company from an eco-conscious perspective. From donating a portion of the store's income to registering as a benefit corporation in California, Chouinard and the company has stayed true to the mission. Now, other major companies are following suit.

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  • Time to Revisit Food Deserts

    April 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The 'food desert' term is a hot buzzword that suggests lack of access. Research on obesity and food availability in poor areas suggests that access must be considered, but only alongside additional factors like price, taste and education.

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