How Cities Can Crowdsource Solutions
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation convened 120 city innovation directors at the City Innovation Studio to showcase open innovation challenges as a practical municipal tool. The program emphasizes structured problem definition, resident engagement, and cross-sector collaboration to generate fresh solutions for complex urban issues. Open challenges train residents, entrepreneurs and academics to co-own civic problems while signaling to governments the value of risk-taking and broader solution sourcing. The center argues that effective public innovation often requires looking beyond traditional city-hall channels to find new, implementable ideas.
Defining Africa’s Next Chapter
Leaders and stakeholders convened at Africa Exchange 2026 to chart a continent-led agenda for the next decade, emphasizing Africa as a driver—not just a recipient—of global progress. After three days of discussions and a year of planning, participants outlined priorities...
Unlocking Nonprofit Potential in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Speakers from nonprofits across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore warned that geographic and socio-economic disparities limit children’s opportunities and that current funding models leave grassroots organisations under-resourced. They called for more multi-year, unrestricted and flexible funding to enable learning, innovation and...
Interview with Charmian Love, Co-Founder of B Lab UK | B Lab Anniversary Impact Report
Charmian Love, co-founder of B Lab UK, described organizing a collective action campaign for COP30 through the B Beauty Coalition, compiling a casebook of beauty companies that are ‘‘going beyond’’ industry norms in governance, ingredients, employee engagement and innovation. The...
We Chat with Jessica Clarkson, Managing Director of the Social Mobility Business Partnership.
Jessica Clarkson, managing director of the Social Mobility Business Partnership (SMBP), described the charity’s work opening up career pathways for students from less advantaged backgrounds through immersive business simulation weeks, mentoring, webinars and resilience training. SMBP exposes participants to multiple...
Philanthropy and Technology Changing The World
The CIO Talk Radio episode explores how philanthropy is being reshaped by technology and business principles, featuring William Bridley, CEO of Net Hope. Bridley argues that nonprofit organizations must think like enterprises, providing clear, data‑driven evidence to donors and beneficiaries...
Lipman Family Prize 2026 Award Ceremony
The ceremony marked the 15th anniversary of the Lipman Family Prize, held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum, where co‑hosts Elliot Kim and Yasieli Perez introduced three awardees whose work tackles climate change, hunger and gender inequality. The three winners—Barefoot College...
Using Data to Make Streets Safer
The video highlights a data‑driven approach to road safety, showcasing Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Initiative for Global Road Safety and its push to redesign streets, lower speed limits, and add protected lanes to protect pedestrians and cyclists. Road traffic crashes kill over a...
Financing Building Efficiency to Help Bolster Communities
The video spotlights a new financing model that channels capital into energy‑efficient retrofits of aging New York City buildings, using the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC) as the primary lender. Project Renewal, a nonprofit focused on homes, health,...
TPDA Impact: Networking to Strengthen Science
The video features Neda Sardipur, a final‑year PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, discussing how the TPDA (Travel and Professional Development Awards) program facilitated her participation in the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) conference. Facing a funding shortfall, the...
TPDA Impact: Supporting Future Innovations
Oluwa Muiwa Anthony Anyoshino, a systems neuroscience and addiction biology postgraduate at LSU, describes the Training Professional Development Award (TPDA) as essential for advancing his lab work by enabling attendance at major conferences like the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). He...
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes. Some Hand Out Books! #TEDTalks
In a recent TED Talk, a self‑described “radical street librarian” outlines a grassroots effort to bring books directly to neighborhoods that lack easy library access. She installs free public book vending machines, hosts street‑corner story times, and sets up pop‑up...
How a Gift in Your Will Creates a Lasting Legacy
The video tells the story of a former LSE student who grew up in social housing, relied on state benefits, and attended a failing school before earning top A‑level grades and a degree in maths and economics at LSE. ...
State of the Pivot- Adapting Organizational Models for a New Era 2026 #SkollWF
The Skoll World Forum panel titled “State of the Pivot” convened five nonprofit leaders to discuss how their organizations are re‑designing structures amid geopolitical, technological, and funding pressures. Each speaker offered a concise description of their mission before detailing a...
2026 Community Challenge Aims to Expand Access to Life-Saving Medical Supplies
The 2026 Community Challenge, launched by Partners for World Health, calls on innovators to create scalable solutions that increase the flow of in‑date medical supplies from U.S. hospitals to underserved populations worldwide. Founded in 2009 by nurse Elizabeth McClellan, the nonprofit...