February 19, 2025

It’s election time again in the United States. Although Tuesday’s off-season voting in a series of states will not alter the balance of political power in any significant way, it takes place amid the reverberations of a host of truly big issues. The recent government shutdown, the wrangle over the debt ceiling, the administration’s drone […]

I recently attended an excellent session titled “Supporting early stage social enterprises,” at the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. Although the session was attended by leaders from the diverse worlds of nonprofit nongovernmental organizations, foundations and the private sector, there was a clear consensus in the room on the definition of a “social enterprise.”

I recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East and Africa meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. As I prepared for the trip, some of my friends and family expressed concerns about my safety. Their worries were understandable — headlines from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focus almost exclusively on seemingly intractable wars, religious hatreds

The transformation of economic activity in low-income markets over the past two decades is staggering, and development executives are faced with the need to re-envision models for steering growth. Neil Ghosh and Kristin Lobron look at four big trends that global development professional must understand. The transformation of economic activity in low-income markets over the

European leaders are fighting to cope with tides of people coming from regions where prolonged and recently escalated conflicts have fostered hopelessness so intractable that entire populations have no better survival option than to risk their lives in flight. They all agree that an important component of any successful strategy must be real and meaningful

With the United States’ presidential election over and the transition to a new administration underway, leaders on both sides of the aisle now have the opportunity to renew their focus on a truly bipartisan issue: reducing acts of violence and terror perpetrated by young people in the U.S. and abroad. Reflecting on the past six

Investing in human resources is critical to any organization seeking to make a real difference in people’s lives — and not for the reasons you may think. A strategic plan requires a qualified team to execute it. But more importantly, developing human resources is at the heart of how we build trust and promote lasting social change.

Children playing outside their home in the SOS Children’s Village of Chochin in India. With 4,526 children in 40 villages across India, SOS ensures children are raised in a loving family environment. (Photo courtesy of SOS Children’s Village) In Syria, in Yemen, in Myanmar, at the US-Mexico border, children are front-page news. Violence and discrimination

As doctors and nurses struggle to cope with the impacts of SARS-CoV-2, scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that will stop the virus in its tracks and prevent further harm to people’s health and livelihoods. Their efforts are a striking testament to the power of education. In this moment of crisis, our collective well-being

As donors evolve in their thinking, they are asking civil society, including NGOs, to evolve as well. This op-ed outlines the trends in the donor community. There was a time when we in the development community identified needs, designed projects, requested funding from our donors, and received their support. The work was intrinsically worthwhile, so