A Market Solution to a Social Problem
Many people know Mercy Corps for its responses to global emergencies, but finding smart new ways to address old challenges -- in this case, child nutrition -- is also part of its approach. Like other nonprofits discovering their inner social
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Archives for blog topic “Nonprofit sector”
May 27 2011
May 13 2011
By lmolinaro
A Green Climate Fund…Now What?
Many of our friends in environmental advocacy have long pushed for a Green Climate Fund. Now that it’s actually starting to take shape after the 2010 Cancún international climate talks, policy objectives must shift from adoption to implementation.
Mar 11 2011
By Lisa Molinaro
Google Advocacy
Google’s doodles are creative adaptations of the Google logo that commemorate featured events (often important birthdays and holidays). This year, in collaboration with Women for Women International, Google featured
Feb 18 2011
By Paul L. Sparks
No One Likes Bed Nets Anyway
With all the deficit talk in Washington lately, it’s no surprise that Ron Paul is going after an easy target: US Foreign Aid. It was the least popular spending measure among Americans polled for a recent Pew study. But wait a sec… U.S. assistance
Oct 29 2010
By Paul L. Sparks and Lisa Molinaro
President Obama defends “Change you can believe in,” but adds a reality check on the timeline:
In his interview on The Daily Show Wednesday evening, President Obama reminded Americans that change takes time! This lesson is a constant in the advocacy world. The President noted that our broadest social safety net - Social Security - was adopted
