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Unintended Consequences

By David Bank & Dennis Price

How a strategic investment steered an educational-technology startup into trouble.

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Tough Love

By Dennis Price & David Bank

How a dose of banking discipline strengthened financing for smallholder farmers.

Arts

Booked for Revival

By Suzie Boss

A combination of fresh funding and e-book technology will enable publishers to give new life to out-of-print scholarly works.

Arts

Envisioning a Climate for Change

By Robert Russell Sassor 6

Before critiquing art that speaks to climate change, the scientific community must broaden its view on what art is and how it can help the movement.

Economic Development

Fostering the Creative Economy

By Epaminondas Farmakis 4

The creative industries—those at the crossroads of arts, culture, business, and technology—can offer an economic jump-start for recovering economies.

Arts

You Go Girl

By Eric Nee 1

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has produced more than 3,600 murals throughout the city.

Arts

Growth Stage

By Adrienne Day

A novel artistic strategy and a novel ticket-pricing model distinguish Signature Theatre from its counterparts on and off Broadway.

Impact Investing

Impact Investors Are Raising Their Game

By Abigail Noble & Michael Drexler 1

To bring impact investing into the mainstream, the World Economic Forum is using market-simulated games to advance the conversations.

Arts

Good Show

By Suzie Boss

Presenting content with a social message is the focus of a recently launched movie-streaming company.

Corporate Philanthropy

C³: The Exponential Power of Company-Cause-Culture Partnerships

By Mark Rodgers, Jacob Marshall, & Michael Leaser

Companies can achieve more than traditional corporate social responsibility efforts by partnering with celebrities.