July 2020
Watch video highlights of our Anchor Institutions Deep Dive! Anchor institutions are enterprises like universities and hospitals that are deeply connected to their local communities. In these videos, we explore the role of healthcare anchor institutions as a force for promoting health, and social and economic wellbeing in their communities. Watch now! 
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The Harvard ALI Social Impact Review  aims to bring together diverse stakeholders and voices to drive positive change on significant global issues. The  Review  will feature articles, interviews, op-ed commentaries, and reviews of relevant social impact books and materials, on climate change, health, democracy, education, and more.  Get involved!

The COVID-19 Indigenous Health Partnership  connects Harvard Medical School students with seven indigenous communities around the world to support their response to the pandemic. Founded by Victor Lopez-Carmen, currently the only Native American student at HMS, the initiative aims to create long-term relationships between Harvard Medical School and underserved indigenous communities.  Get involved!

The Camden International Film Festival is hosting a 12-day virtual festival, launching the Filmmaker Solidarity Fund, a drive-in theater, and a new Artist Program offering $30,000 in funding for short documentaries.The festival will make connections between social impact and the arts, examining the role of documentary filmmaking in advancing marginalized voices. Get involved!
Fellows News
Deborah McCarthy (2020) says the U.S. military must continue its proud tradition of staying outside of politics. In an article co-authored with other retired members of the U.S. diplomatic service, Amb. McCarthy expresses alarm at the proposed use of military personnel to end legitimate protests in cities and towns across America.

Surjit Chana (2017) and Bob Heckart (2015) are working with the nonprofit Care for the Homeless (CFH) that provides healthcare, shelter, and advocacy for people experiencing homelessness. CFH held a virtual benefit hosted by Tony award-winner Ben Vereen to recognize the front line staff helping homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eduardo Elejalde (2015) says people with serious mental illnesses deserve to have a fulfilling life. The latest newsletter from Mr. Elejalde's Natalia Mental Health Foundation features a Q&A with ALI Faculty Chair Meredith Rosenthal .

Denis Weil (2015) led a research collaboration with the IIT Institute of Design and Fortune magazine on the 100 Greatest Designs of modern times. Among the key findings were that design has shifted from a noun to a verb in the last 60 years and that social impact has become to one of the top criteria for good design.

Mark Feinberg (2012) says developing a coronavirus vaccine will require new models of public-private partnerships. In a recent interview , Dr. Feinberg explains how the need for billions of doses of a vaccine to end the pandemic will force the public and private sectors to work together in new ways.

Paul Irving (2010) says we need to fight the coronavirus by defending the host. In an article co-authored for U.S. News & World Report , Mr. Irving argues that in the absence of a vaccine, building resilience and research into other medications may help protect those most vulnerable to COVID-19.

Ray Jetson (2010) says change is coming, and it will be driven by our young activists. In an op-ed for the Baton Rouge Advocate , Rev. Jetson explains how the outrage around racial justice in our country is both a challenge and an opportunity.

Thomas Zeltner (2010) will lead the World Health Organization's new WHO Foundation. The foundation is an independent grant-making entity, that will support the organization's efforts to address the most pressing global health challenges.
Write now for ALI's new Social Impact Review! Submissions for the 2020 eJournal due by August 15.
Faculty & Staff News
ALI Faculty Board Member Cornell Brooks (HKS) is looking at how to turn the moment's energy into lasting change on racial justice. In an interview with the Harvard Gazette , Prof. Brooks and other colleagues around the university discuss what happens after the protests.

ALI Managing Director Lisa Dreier collaborated with ALI Executive Committee Member Howard Koh and others in analyzing the private-sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Economic Forum Agenda recently published an article she co-authored with Prof. Jane Nelson (HKS) on "Why some companies leaped to support the COVID-19 response."  

ALI Executive Committee Member Howard Koh (SPH/HKS) says President Trump's choice to leave the WHO during a pandemic is a dangerous call. In an interview with NPR , Dr. Koh argues that the decision will put American lives at risk.

ALI Founding Chair & Director Rosabeth Moss Kanter (HBS) says business leaders have to create the change needed to end racism. In an article for CNN , Prof. Kanter explains what business can do to start to lead the change.

ALI Faculty Board Member Brian Trelstad (HBS) is exploring what we can learn from Liberia in our fight against COVID-19. In a new case , Prof. Trelstad looks at how Liberia was able to meet a similar, deadly threat by supplementing a health care system with less trained, but highly capable, community health workers.