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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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09.02.11: The Editors
Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX AwardYves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award for VerBien (See Better to Learn Better).
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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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03.26.10: Jonathan Schultz
One World FutbolReport on One World Futbol produced by Hope Is a Game-Changer.
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02.01.10: Julie Lasky
DesigNYCDesigNYC is the latest grass-roots organization to match socially minded designers with nonprofits.
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11.30.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit Report: UNICEF Menstruation ChallengeAt the Aspen Design Summit November 11–14, 2009, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, the UNICEF Menstruation Challenge Project proposed an “eco-system” whereby sanitary pads became a linchpin for local economic growth, for educational programs about health and hygiene and for research into materials that could be adapted to other countries.
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