Cross-posted from the Idealist.org home page blog. At Idealist, we believe the world is full of good ideas that don’t spread quickly enough. The Idea File is a feature where we give quick glimpses of ideas that seem fun, powerful, and potentially replicable – plus some things you might want to consider if you decide to [...]

Cross-posted from the Idealist.org home page blog. Want to learn how Kiva grew from a group of four friends to a multi-national organization? Or how Global Citizen Year recruited its first corps of participants, when the idea of a “bridge year” between high school and university is still relatively foreign in the United States? Or how [...]

Seeing the solution to a problem and then saying something to a person who has the power to change it can be tricky. After all, telling somebody what they should be doing better has the potential to sound preachy or, worse yet, condescending. David Greenhouse from Cambridge, United Kingdom touches upon the challenges of striking the [...]

In reading the more than 500 survey responses, we found that many ideas were repeated by respondents from all corners of the globe. It’s been truly moving to see how much all of us have in common. One particularly widespread sentiment is expressed well by Michelle Thimesch from Walnut Creek, California: Please tell us about a time in your [...]

One day, Sarah Pickup-Diligenti from Bethesda, MD, USA saw a disheveled looking man lying on the ground at a bus stop. She wasn’t sure if he was sick, drugged or had passed out. Fearful of a violent reaction from the man and because it was getting dark, Sarah walked away instead of reaching out [...]