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Impact

Impact

By: Revi Sterling and Alissa Stern
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 The business of doing good — examined honestly. IMPACT goes inside the funding models, origin stories, and hard decisions behind the world’s biggest nonprofits. Hosted by two people who’ve spent their careers inside the sector. Revi Sterling is Director of the Digital Impact Hub at CARE, where she leads digital development programming focused on women’s and girls’ empowerment. Alissa Stern is a serial nonprofit founder with a career at the intersection of law, technology, and international development. Her work is grounded in a systems-change approach to civic participation.© 2026 Impact Economics Management Management & Leadership
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