The Urban and Rural Divide
Despite the poverty rate being significantly higher in rural America, philanthropists continue to pour money into urban areas.
Editor’s Note - Articles
Perspectives on the print magazine issues from SSIR's editor-in-chief (more)
The Union Makes Us Strong
One of the important ways to improve the lives of ordinary Americans is to empower workers and encourage the growth of unions.
B Corps Grow Up
Until recently, most of the 3,422 companies (in 71 countries) that have become a B Corp have been small and medium-sized, but a growing number of large, established corporations are starting to undergo the certification process as well.
Leading During and After a Crisis
Our mission is to find and publish articles by leading thinkers and doers that provide insight on important issues and challenges that social sector leaders must deal with continually. As it turns out, some of these eternal topics are essential now. The Editor's Note from the Summer 2020 issue.
Don’t Forget the Public Sector
Social innovation leaders should reconsider partnering with the public sector, which has many more resources and much more power than the nonprofit sector, and more of a mandate to address social problems than does business.
Beyond Collective Impact
Rather than a model with a fixed approach, as collective impact is, the community system solutions framework can be adapted to different types of situations. The Editor's Note from the Winter 2020 issue.
Money for Mission
An earned-income business model can tempt nonprofits to pursue the wrong revenue opportunities but they can also be a more reliable income stream than grants or gifts. An Editor's Note from the Fall 2019 issue.
Three Cheers for Regulation
During the Industrial Revolution, labor organizations, social movements, the media, and government came together to rein in big business, providing lessons on how to regulate firms of today like Facebook, Amazon, and Google, writes SSIR's editor-in-chief in an introduction to the Summer 2019 issue.
Living on the Edge
It’s time for socially responsible business leaders to pay higher wages and offer better benefits.
Whither Big Philanthropy
A growing chorus of critics are questioning whether big philanthropy is actually a good thing.