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The United Nations has ratified the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. They sound surprisingly simple and an obvious no-brainer that everybody should support. Unfortunately, some policy experts are already saying that we run the risk of not achieving them. But others are saying we can – as long as
Do you think the world will be a better place this tomorrow? What about next year? What about in 15 years? The answer is: Yes, it can, but not with business as usual according to Michael Green in his TED talk How We Can Make
Lessons on how you can help us reach the Sustainable Development Goals provided by the MovingWorlds Institute Professional Fellowship program. The United Nations has published 17 Sustainable Development Goals to guide the role of public, non-profit, for-profit, and voluntary sectors in global development. The team
We are thrilled to announce the global launch of MovingWorlds.org With our new matching site and global support team, people will now be able to find inspiring social impact organizations around the world where they can volunteer their expertise – Go Experteering – for any
This week, we’re excited to announce an exciting partnership with Devex and 6 other international development organizations working to better international volunteering – it’s called Doing More. Our kick-off today marks the beginning of a 6 month campaign to help accelerate development around the world by empowering organizations to access the
McKinsey & Company just released a fascinating research report, “India’s Path from Poverty to Empowerment“. In it, the McKinsey Global Institute presents a new concept that it calls the Empowerment Line. Where the poverty line is defined as ‘the estimated minimum level of income needed to
As a social enterprise ourselves, we know how challenging it is to grow and make an impact. We’ve called on friends, mentors, contractors, and volunteers to help us build MovingWorlds.org Beta, which we built to support other organizations around the world access expertise for any challenge.
As a tech startup, we’ve embraced our ability to fail. But as a startup in the global development industry, we’ve learned that many of our partners are scared of it. After more research which showed us that startups fail faster and more than any other industry, we found
Three weeks ago at the World Economic Forum, representatives from the Better Than Cash Alliance spoke to the crowd in Davos. This organization, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focuses on increasing the popularity and effectiveness of electronic payments, and eliminating cash. Here
It’s time for some good news. After all, the best way to create more success is by celebrating success. There are five powerful forces that are building a better world, faster. And if you’re using business as a tool to achieve social, environmental, and/or economic