Putting Systems Change in Place
An excerpt from Connected to Place on applying systems change principles to place-based initiatives
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Collaboration - Articles
Innovative ways organizations can work together to increase their overall reach and efficacy (more)
The Impact Collaborative
A new nonprofit alliance model shows how previously siloed organizations can collaborate to scale services while retaining autonomy.
Could We Radically Redesign Homelessness Services Around Outcomes?
Why the current system is broken and what local governments, nonprofits, and philanthropists could do to change it.
Building Donor Communities for New or Underfunded Issues
Five ways to engage philanthropists and advocates in early-stage or overlooked causes, such as intensive animal agriculture, that have outsized potential for impact.
Celebrating Johanna Mair at SSIR
A Q&A about her 15-year tenure as SSIR's academic editor and how the field of social innovation is changing.
Financial Backbones for Strategic Capital Orchestration
A new kind of infrastructure for collective impact initiatives.
SSIR Online, Fall 2025 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about handling systems collapse, measuring narrative change, and helping NGOs shift to working with government.
Shelter From the Storm
As an ideas magazine, SSIR offers a sanctuary for deep thinking on the issues of our time, including President Donald Trump's attempts to disrupt the social sector in ways that will be felt for years.
An Abundance of Capacity
Optimizing for outcomes will require building out a range of local public and private institutions.
Scaling Community-Grown Solutions
What savings groups can teach the social sector about partnering with governments for systems change.