A revolution in helping Africa’s poor: Cash with no strings attached
From Katharine Houreld / The Washington Post: GiveDirectly runs a program that gives a lump sum of cash directly to
From Katharine Houreld / The Washington Post: GiveDirectly runs a program that gives a lump sum of cash directly to
Sarah M. Baird is an advocate for sustainable energy solutions as a means to reduce global energy poverty and mitigate
From Cinnamon Janzer / Yes! Magazine: Occupy Wall Street ignited today’s debt cancellation movement. Groups like the Debt Collective are
From Sigal Samuel / Vox: An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time
From Pien Huang / NPR: In an effort to improve child healthcare, a program at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center matches
From Gabriel Pietrorazio / Civil Eats: Farm stands operating on sliding-scale and pay-what-you-can models are improving access to fresh, healthy
From Duncan Agnew / Evanston RoundTable: Through a land trust, Community Partners in Affordable Housing sells homes to buyers at
From Candice Helfand-Rogers / The Story Exchange: In Jackson, Mississippi, the nonprofit-run Magnolia Mother’s Trust is a guaranteed income program
From Josh Cohen / CrossCut: In Seattle, Homestead Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County help low-income residents
From Erica Sweeny / Next City: The Denver-based Triple Bottom Line Foundation funds projects to retrofit low-income, multi-family properties that