2024 Summer Social Innovation Reading List
Suggested books and articles from SSIR’s editors
Scaling - Articles
Innovative ways nonprofits can increase their reach and social impact (more)
Measuring the Impact of Training the Trainers: Lessons From Pilots and Plastic Surgeons
How can organizations quantify the impact of the train-the-trainers model? A pioneering new study from a health-care nonprofit offers a template.
In Defense of Big Bets
The movement to mobilize big bets in philanthropy is growing. Let’s not dissuade potential donors by framing it as “a new way to fail.”
Big Bet Bummer
We need big bet philanthropy. We also need it to change.
Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World
The “India Stack” provides a model for how developing economies can empower informal business and drive inclusive growth.
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A Swiss Army Knife for Impact
An excerpt from Scaling Altruism on creating a business plan for nonprofit growth
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Leverage and Experimentation
An excerpt from Scaling Up Development Impact on scaling through government
Betting on Migration for Impact
Enabling people to move for opportunity should be an urgent priority for funders and social innovators who want to make a difference in global inequality.
5 Myths Preventing Catalytic Capital From Going Where It’s Needed
Without a clear understanding of the gaps in the market, it is difficult for impact investors to develop sound strategies to fill them.
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How to Scale Sideways
An excerpt from Fragile Neighborhoods on hyperlocal change