Social Innovation

What was your Moment of Obligation?


When you reach your moment of obligation, there’s no turning back. We're asking the applicants for the 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship to share their moments with you, but we want to know, what's yours? Read more.

Typical Tuesday with Equality Now’s Mehr Qureshi



Mehr Qureshi is a Program Officer at Equality Now, an international organization that works for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. We asked Mehr to describe her Typical Tuesday in her own words. Read more.

The Buzz 3-23-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: inspiring infographics, World Water Day, planning for the unknown, and acknowledging your own social impact.Read more.

Health Entrepreneur Nominated to Lead World Bank


In a bold move, President Obama nominates global health innovator and President of Dartmouth College, Jim Yong Kim, as the next head of the World Bank. Read more.

From Hip-Hop to Human Rights


Jimmie Briggs is one of the most respected human rights advocates in the field of journalism and has produced seminal reporting on the lives of war-affected youth and children soldiers and survivors of sexual violence. Read more.

How to Reach 45,000 Young People


2009 Echoing Green Fellow Eric Glustrom is helping high school students in Uganda become the country’s next generation of socially responsible leaders. Read more.

The Buzz 3-16-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: sharing our failures, the future of higher education, Sir Ken Robinson, and women who have influenced you. Read more.

PharmaSecure in the Field

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India

Founded by 2008 Echoing Green Fellows, Nathan Sigworth and Taylor Thompson, PharmaSecure uses mobile technology to reduce the sale of counterfeit drugs. Here's a look at their work in the field. Read more.

Women and Influence

Cheryl Dorsey, Barbara Bush, Gabi Zedlmayer, and Courtney Martin are just a few of the many women driving social change around the world. Read more.

What Purpose Does Higher Education Serve?


Rumor has it that once upon a time you could go to college, get good grades, receive training for a job, and expect to get (believe it or not) a job. Today, even the Department of Ed will tell you that’s not the case anymore. Read more.

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