Social Impact

Rebuilding Local News, One Town at a Time

Bob Rifkin

Bob Rifkin ’89, president of the board of the Belmont Voice, says the nonprofit model for local news has had a palpable impact on his community—and can do the same for your town.

Copies of the Belmont Voice on a printing press
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Podcast

Impact & Innovation

Join the conversation as social entrepreneurs from around the world come to Yale SOM to share the challenges they are grappling with and the insights they are gaining in the field. From rural India and Kenya to the inner cities of the U.S., from the environment to nutrition to maternal child health, this series cuts across sectors to examine the convergence of business and society. Take a peek inside the classroom of Dr. Teresa Chahine as she examines the latest trends and pitfalls in social innovation, funding, and impact.

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  • Seth Goldman on the Not-So-Sweet End of Honest Tea

    Seth Goldman

    Seth Goldman called Coke’s decision to discontinue Honest Tea a “gut punch.” But the outcry from disappointed fans of the not-too-sweet drink have inspired him to return to tea.

    Seth Goldman

  • Land Trusts’ New Tools for Fighting the Climate Crisis

    James Levitt

    Land trusts are bringing innovative new tools to tackle the myriad problems created by climate change.

    Site Wind Right

  • What Do Ukraine’s NGOs Need?

    Jenny Malseed

    Jenny Malseed ’05 of GlobalGiving explains what NGOs on the ground in Ukraine are experiencing and what they need to continue their work.

    Volunteers with internally displaced people at a humanitarian aid center in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on March 31, 2022.

  • The Keys to Trust in Public-Private Partnerships 

    Teresa Chahine

    Wariness between partners can undermine potentially impactful projects. New research co-authored by Yale SOM’s Teresa Chahine examines an ambitious project to deliver medicines across Africa and details the keys to building trust.

    Men delivering supplies by boat

  • Can Faith Power Social Change?

    Anne Borden Evans

    A collaboration between the nonprofit Ashoka and Trinity Church Wall Street, launched by Anne Evans ’78, aims to harness the passion among people of faith for making positive change.

    Clergy marching with a banner reading "People of Faith Rise Together to Protect Our Common Home"

  • Can Social Entrepreneurship Complement Public Health Systems?

    Teresa Chahine

    While social entrepreneurs are often criticized for building parallel systems alongside public institutions, writes Yale SOM’s Teresa Chahine, in the case of public health they can serve as a pathway to strengthen and complement the existing public health system, especially in low-resource settings.

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  • How Better Mobile Crowdsourcing Can Help Combat Food Waste and Feed the Hungry

    Vahideh Manshadi Scott Rodilitz

    Yale SOM’s Vahideh Manshadi and Scott Rodilitz worked with Food Rescue US to hone their strategy for connecting volunteers with food donations. Their findings can help other nonprofits harness the power of crowds for social good.

    Volunteers making a food delivery.

  • How You Can Invest in Racial Justice

    Teresa Chahine

    Yale SOM’s Teresa Chahine and a panel of experts discussed how businesses, financial firms, and regular investors can make choices that empower local businesses and increase opportunity.

    students in a phlebotomy class

  • Feeding First Responders

    John Wang

    John Wang SOM/YLS ’09, founder of the Queens Night Market, describes transforming the community camaraderie and diverse food that made the market a draw into a project to feed first responders.

    A takeout box decorated to look like a hospital, with the text "thank you"

  • Don’t Stop Investing in Philanthropic Goals

    Teresa Chahine

    We asked Teresa Chahine, an expert in social entrepreneurship and public health, how philanthropies and donors can respond to the turmoil caused by COVID-19 while keeping their long-term goals in mind.

    Chefs Pepa Muñoz And Diego Guerrero Prepare Solidarity Menus