As philanthropic boards debate digging deep to address pandemic-related crises, a study of articles of incorporation of the top 50 foundations surfaces pathways to big bets regardless of founding intent or degree of post-recession recovery.
Implementing a gender lens at an investment fund can be daunting. Start by assessing the gender diversity across four levels of your existing operations to reveal where change is most needed.
By focusing on three principles—shared goals, open acknowledgement of differing incentives, and the reduction of hierarchy and centralized strategy—organizations can build stronger partnerships, with an emphasis on action.
How governments can partner with philanthropy, nonprofits, and businesses to magnify their social impact over the next four years.
In the 10 years since SSIR published a seminal article on design thinking in social innovation, many other leaders of change have refined, criticized, and praised the practice. In this roundup, explore their work over the years and an update of design thinking concepts written for the Winter 2021 issue by the original authors.
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
How civil society responses to COVID-19 in South Africa are resisting the all-too-common return to pre-crisis “normal.”
As climate change creates new ambiguity problems for farmers, communities need to better understand and assess their own environments.
A new book argues that media and tech disruption creates the best scenarios for social change.
What the 2020 US presidential election can teach us about the need for new knowledge in the digital age.
