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The western United States is fighting an increasingly high-stakes battle with wildfire. At this very moment, 10 wildfires are raging throughout the state of California. Ten firefighters have already died …

I spent Sunday at the Social Good Summit, a convening that leverages the world’s attention on New York City—thanks to the imminent UN General Assembly—to speak about the UN Global Goals. …

End Poverty. End Hunger. Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being. These are three of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the world will adopt formally at a special UN summit in New …

In my line of work there’s a lot of talk about goals—especially this time of year. After all, there is no shortage of challenges that the global development community comes …

Partnership is an essential feature of our work at The Rockefeller Foundation. Building resilience often requires bringing together unlikely people and organizations from across sectors to collaborate on bold and innovative …

"If a solution like African Outbreak and Epidemic Insurance had been in place, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia would have had funds available when they were needed most to execute …

Mindfulness has officially gone mainstream. Oprah Winfrey, Congressman Tim Ryan, and even major corporations like Google are using mindfulness practices to help them shape the way they think about their …

"Have you heard of 'X' organization? They're doing interesting work that you should know about. You might even want to work together." Words like these abound between individuals at conferences, at …

A version of this post originally appeared on iRevolutions. The Humanitarian UAV Network (UAViators) recently organized a three-day Policy Forum on Humanitarian UAVs. The mission of UAViators is to promote the …