SSIR Guide to Voting, Civic Engagement, and Repairing Democracy
Articles on getting voters to the polls and fixing American democracy ahead of a presidential election that is shaping up to be one of the most contentious ever.
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How NGOs Can Work With Governments to Build Partnerships That Will Scale
Four lessons from Togo on scaling health care innovation through the public sector.
Seeding the Ground for Tri-Sector Alliances Before the Crisis Hits
COVID-19 has forced business, government, and philanthropy to combine forces quickly to respond to community needs. Here are five principles for making organic, public-private alliances an ongoing force for change.
Investing in Menstrual Health Is an Investment in Global Health
Because it cuts across distinct sectors, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a much more complex and difficult public health issue than many realize.
A Vast New Source for Social Purpose Finance
The conversion of government-owned or -controlled assets into charitable endowments, or "philanthropication through privatization," has succeeded around the world in creating effective foundations for social good.
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.
Healing Our Health System, One Vote at a Time
How the work of bringing voter registration kiosks into emergency rooms has become more urgent—and more difficult—during the COVID-19 pandemic, and also expanded in scope. Part of a series on civil society's response to the pandemic.
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Principles for Successful Cross-Sector Partnerships
In this excerpt of Partner with Purpose, Resonance founder Steve Schmida offers guidance on how to build management partnerships that deliver results.
A Field Catalyst for Systems Change in Higher Education
How the McConnell Foundation’s Re-Code initiative is rewiring higher education for innovation across Canada. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
Investments in Racial Equity Need to Move Inland
Inland regions are rapidly diversifying, and leaders of color in places like the Inland Empire need investment. Philanthropy needs a new playbook for this intersection of racial equity and regional equity.