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Tomorrow the tenth annual Aspen Ideas Festival (AIF) kicks off, welcoming leaders from around the world to engage in a real discussion on ideas and issues shaping our lives. Embracing …

A version of this post originally appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Around the world, our first 32 cities are kicking off their 100 Resilient Cities Challenge engagements with workshops, and we've …

In Ten (Plus One) Things to Think About When Planning and Implementing Universal Health Coverage, Robert and I highlighted several points on the necessary pre-conditions for universal health coverage (UHC), …

This year, the African Development Bank observes its 50th anniversary. Everyone loves a good party, and I hope the Bank will take time to celebrate. But the Rockefeller Foundation's recent, …

In May, The Rockefeller Foundation released a new book—"The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good." In it, Judith Rodin and Margot Brandenburg examine …

This post originally appeared in Alliance Magazine on their 'Latest from Alliance Blog'. In several diverse settings at the Council on Foundations meeting last week, participants and panelists expressed concerns about …

In a previous post, I wrote about the Seven Things You Should Know About Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Here's another post digging deeper into the "how to" of making reforms happen, …

This post originally appeared on World Fish Centre's blog At the Global Ocean Action Summit in late April, while speaking on a panel I quipped that the Summit’s subtitle, "Action for …

This post originally appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Oscar Santiago Uribe Rocha is Medellín, Colombia's first Chief Resilience Officer (CRO)—the second CRO appointed anywhere in the world. His story is one …

Last month, we released the Digital Storytelling for Social Impact report, and we've been wonderfully overwhelmed with email, Tweets, and comments on the research. All of this feedback clearly demonstrates …