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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

One example is human activity causing climate change and contributing to poor health outcomes (e.g. Governments and their policies in far off places can affect food supply or the spread of disease at home and can go further to impact elections, social policy, and even violent conflicts with loss of life.

Health 111
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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For all that entrepreneurship has spread across the world, the kind of “survival entrepreneurship” so prevalent in developing countries today—in which people have no choice but to run a small business, and make just enough to survive—has not been transformative at the level of a country.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While organizations like the China Disabled Persons’ Federation aim to support the rights and interests of disabled individuals through assistance obtaining welfare subsidies and other services, only the most severely disabled individuals qualify for government financial aid.

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National Gathering Looks to Address Root Causes of Inequality

NonProfit Quarterly

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. These maps continued to govern bank lending until the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. This year’s event was easily the group’s largest since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Either we rely on grant and donor funding, or must continually justify to investors and the public that our entrepreneurship is relevant to solving some of the most pressing issues of our time. Some governments are paving the way in terms of accountability and procurement. The Investment Mirage.

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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As with their environmental footprints, companies need to evaluate how and when they can support health and livelihoods across the full range of their business activities, and then take action across their supply and value chains. Supply Chains. Influencing Policy.

Health 103
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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

Given endemic market failure, the federal government must adjust to this reality. Comprehensive CRA reform that makes bank investment in rural poverty communities a CRA-qualifying activity even if the bank does not have a branch in the area is an additional important step. Most residents have low credit scores.

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