Inclusive Innovation

URL Media Co-Founder & CEO S. Mitra Kalita questions the definition of “local news” and synthesizes recommendations for how outlets can meet the needs of their audiences and scale their impact.

The crisis in local news has accelerated rapidly in recent years. Just how stark is the situation? Between late 2019 and May 2022, more than 360 American newspapers closed — and on average two papers per week continue to shutter across the country, according to Northwestern University’s Medill School. The decline of local news is deeply disturbing, but the prospects for emerging solutions are encouraging. Today, we’re publishing a series of essays from industry leaders that will serve as Signposts for the Future to help newsrooms answer the question, “What now?”

What is the role of business in creating an economy that works for all?

May 2019

Aspen FSP held a private convening on pursing a national financial inclusion strategy.  

July 18, 2019

Genevieve Melford to present at the Financial Inclusion and Impact: Updating the Narrative Roundtable, hosted by CGAP.

How can we make sure rapidly changing financial institutions don’t leave low- and moderate-income Americans behind?

Fintech has the potential to improve the lives of Americans who are struggling financially.

This Manifesto sets forth nLIFT’s vision, our values, and our theory of change within the fintech sector.

A guide for creating a more inclusive venture capital ecosystem. Includes action steps, organized both by type of actor and by time frame for implementation.

Urban innovators share a commitment to using new approaches, and often new technologies, to tackle long-standing challenges that seem unsolvable to others and that affect a large number of cities.