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12.14.11: John Cary and William Drenttel
Give the Gift of Design this Holiday SeasonTax-deductible gifts for the holiday season: they feel good for the giver, meaningful for the recipient, and provide crucial support for hardworking nonprofits on the ground.
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09.19.11: The Editors
10 Things Acumen Fund Has Learned About Tackling Global PovertyA new website, with a clear framing of principles, marks Acumen Fund's first decade.
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09.02.11: The Editors
Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX AwardYves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award for VerBien (See Better to Learn Better).
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06.22.11: The Editors
Sappi Ideas That MatterTrio of 2010 Sappi Ideas That Matter grant recipients
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05.27.11: The Editors
Cause/Affect CompetitionAIGA announces its next Cause/Affect competition celebrating design for social change.
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04.06.11: Ramsey Ford
Design Impact Fellowship ProgramAnnouncement of Design Impact Fellowship Program in India.
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04.05.11: The Editors
Design for the Real World ReduxTo mark the acquisition of Papanek’s archives by the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the school’s Victor J. Papanek Foundation, in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum New York and the Museum of Arts and Design, has announced a prize for a concept, prototype or product “that upholds Papanek’s vision of environmental and/or social responsibility.”
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10.18.10: The Editors
Sexy SanitationCompetition brief for Acumen Fund challenge to improve access to sanitation.
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07.21.10: Vera Sacchetti
Virtue Rewarded: Design and Social Innovation PrizesDescriptions of nine awards programs that regularly give out $100,000 for design and social innovation projects.
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07.16.10: The Editors
Humanitarian Design vs. Design Imperialism: Debate SummaryBruce Nussbaum started a firestorm with the question "Is humanitarian design the new imperialism?" — and the conversation has spread through the blogosphere. Here, a digest of essays and related posts on this subject.
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07.30.09: The Editors
Change Observer: How, and Why NowChange Observer's mission as a website devoted to design and social innovation
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