Philanthropy & Funding
Building Indigenous Power and Investing in Indigenous Self-Determination
To solve the most pressing issues for Indigenous communities—and for the world at large—power and autonomy must be given to Indigenous people themselves.
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IN-DEPTH SERIES
Decolonization and Radical Indigenous Futures
This series, presented in partnership between NDN Collective and SSIR, will explore the many ways Indigenous people are working to successfully solve issues that benefit their communities and, ultimately, all of us.
Government
Rebuilding Trust in American Institutions
Three co-governance models the new administration can use to genuinely empower people, create more-equitable policies, and rebuild trust in democratic institutions.
Advocacy
How to Ensure Survivors of Modern Slavery Stay Free
We must listen to survivors: Without providing financial security and the resources necessary to sustain freedom, simply liberating the victims of human trafficking isn’t enough.
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Human Rights
Nations Pursuing a Well-Being Approach
A new book proposes a framework for thinking about well-being to promote racial equity.
Health
Addressing Trauma as a Pathway to Social Change
How understanding intergenerational trauma can help people working toward social change solve problems more effectively. Part of the Centered Self series.
Philanthropy & Funding
Shifting Power to Communities in Grant Funding
To truly advance racial justice, funders must share decision-making power over who receives capital with the communities they hope to serve.
Philanthropy & Funding
Household Generosity During the Pandemic
Social and behavioral sciences can help us understand why COVID-19 is making giving practices more localized and expansive.
Measurement & Evaluation
The ‘Thou Shalt Nots’ of Systems Change
Enthusiasm for systems change is not new, and a broader historical perspective will help systems change enthusiasts learn from the past what NOT to do: replicate the ineffective mindsets and engineering approaches that have defined so much of the systems change work in our sectors.
Health
Orchestrating Systems-Level Change in the Battle Against COVID-19
How individuals and coalitions are orchestrating and activating neglected resources to help end the pandemic and build more resilient health systems.