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"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 …

Christina is a maize farmer in Tanzania. Unbeknownst to her, she has been storing her maize harvest incorrectly, in holey plastic containers that often easily become weevil infested. Sadly, this …

A version of this post was originally published on LinkedIn. The strength of our economy depends on jobs, but strong families depend on good jobs. What's the difference? And how can …

Last month, 17 teams working to mitigate resilience-related risks around the world submitted their solution statements for the Global Resilience Challenge (GRC), a grant competition to seek the most promising …

KEY TAKEAWAYS SHARE THIS Today, there are nearly 6 million youth struggling to connect to the labor market. SHARE THIS "Impact hiring" draws on innovations in technology, data, and people analytics to help companies …

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 …

Two years ago, I sat across a café table from WEConnect International President Elizabeth Vazquez, both of us envisioning an opportunity to increase the number of women-owned businesses in Africa …

A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Making Cents International is forming and facilitating a network of organizations who offer demand-driven training for digital jobs and job placement to …

"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 …

Over the last month, the Urban Institute has highlighted the divides between conditions in the top and bottom neighborhoods of the nation's largest metropolitan areas. The gap between incomes, education …