100 Million Ways to Change the World

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We’re proud to announce that our very own Astrid Scholz has been selected to the MacArthur Foundation’s evaluation panel for their 100&Change $100M global solution challenge. A new competition launched today will award a $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur …

Questioning the Business of Philanthropy

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Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up. — President Bill Clinton In preparing for a panel at the Skoll World Forum next month, I’ve been reflecting on that quote by President Clinton, the state of philanthropy, and the power and potential of technology — and technologists — to disrupt …