Originally published as part of Washington Monthly’s Successes in Philanthropy blog series In today’s political climate, it’s easy to assume that our civic systems are broken, and accomplishments—when they are not denigrated or outright dismissed by the “other...
Although Americans are often critical, citizens of this country have a lot to be thankful for. There are some good things happening here, for sure. One amazing program not known by many is the Social innovation Fund (SIF) housed in the Corporation for National and...
We’re all aware of income inequality and the need for initiatives to address common societal issues. Yet we don’t often hear about whether programs meant to help people really solve the problems at hand, because few steps are taken to actually assess the outcomes,...