Human Rights
Fighting Epidemics, Old and New
Highlights from recent SSIR.org articles on racial justice, well-being, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advocacy
All Black Lives Matter
A rally for Black trans people in Brooklyn, New York, illustrates the increasing success and power of the Black Lives Matter movement as a coalition that centers on the most marginalized.
Health
Bringing Organizational Well-Being to Life
By committing to a broad, participatory learning process, social change leaders can greatly enhance staff positivity and resilience, as well as increase organizational sustainability and impact. Part of the Centered Self series.
Podcast
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African American Philanthropy: A Culture of Generosity
If nonprofits and financial advisors are serious about working with African American communities, they must commit to diversity and inclusion across their organizations, and dedicate the resources to identify, solicit, and steward Black donors on their own terms. SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Tyrone Freeman at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and Stasia Washington at First Foundation Advisors. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
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Education
Learning to Improve
A new book by the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching offers changemaking advice for teachers and educators.
Government
How Philanthropy Can Help Governments Accelerate a Real Recovery
Philanthropic dollars can play a unique role in catalyzing the public sector’s transformation toward data-driven leadership and decision-making.
Education
A Generation of Changemakers
How Australia’s CQUniversity has committed to embedding social innovation education and practice across the entire curriculum. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
Philanthropy & Funding
Five For-Profit Practices That Philanthropy Should Avoid
Interviews with millennial donors from the Silicon Valley startup world and conversations with MBA students show a pattern of overreliance on certain for-profit principles in the nonprofit realm, despite potential flaws.
Social Services
Creating Collaborative Solutions With Communities Using ‘Gifts Explosion’ and ‘See It My Way’
Social service agencies have too often excluded the communities they aim to help from informing and strengthening the programs purportedly designed for them. Here are two techniques for using a person-centered model that offers a better way to craft truly collaborative solutions.
Podcast
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What’s Next: The Life Cycle of a Pandemic
The philanthropic sector's past experiences with wildfires, hurricanes, 9/11, and other crises helped prepare it for COVID-19, but the unprecedented and ongoing impact of the pandemic raises worries about present and future challenges. SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks to Regine Webster of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Brian Howell of Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.