Pimping His Ride--and the Push to Cure a Fatal Disease

Jeff Chu — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:55:39 -0400

DoSomething, headed by Fast Company columnist Nancy Lublin, has recognized four young social entrepreneurs with $10,000 grants--and one with a prize of $100,000. Fast Company will profile one of these enterprising youth each day this week.

The Rwandan Genocide: Fifteen Years Later

Jeff Chu — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:09 -0400

Photo Gallery: The Rwandan Genocide: 15 Years Later

Rwanda's President: "We will not forget the genocide, but we will not be defined by it either"

Jeff Chu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:57:46 -0400

The Biggest-and Newest-Name in Sports Stadiums: Populous

Jeff Chu — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:52:29 -0400

Bono, Beware: Dambisa Moyo on Aid, Microfinance, and the Problem of Celebs in Africa

Jeff Chu — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:40:58 -0400

If there is such a thing as a sensation in African development, it would be Dambisa Moyo. The author of the new book Dead Aid, she has taken on many of the conventions of the relationship between the West and Africa--aid, celebrity spokespeople, the "China does bad" storyline that has been covered in this magazine.

Questions for Dambisa Moyo

Jeff Chu — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:31:24 -0400

We asked some of our friends on Twitter to submit questions for Goldman alumna and development-economics star Dambisa Moyo. (Thanks to @wiwibloggs, @sinatraj, @socialentrprnr, @ellmcgirt, and @rebekahco for their submissions.) Moyo declined, by the way, to answer a question about her views on Madonna's attempt to adopt another Malawian baby. But here's an edited transcript of the rest of her responses on topics ranging from the bond markets to the problem with Pepfar, the U.S. government's major but controversial effort to battle AIDS in Africa.

Jargon-mania: A Social-Enterprise Lexicon

Jeff Chu — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:51:22 -0400

Are Fair-Trade Goods Recession Proof? Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and Cadbury Hope So

Jeff Chu — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:32:45 -0400

A Social Entrepreneur's Tale: A Newbie Navigates the Skoll World Forum

Jeff Chu — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:32:08 -0400

On Monday evening, in a hotel room in London, Kjerstin Erickson made her hit list. Laid out in Excel, it is meticulous: name, organization, responsibility--65 names in all. The next day, Erickson boarded a train and made her way to Oxford, where she knew her targets would be gathered, and then she began picking them off one by one.

Slumdog Springboard: Marketing on the Back of the Oscar-Winning Movie

Jeff Chu — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:18:36 -0400