Entrepreneurial Empathy
An excerpt from Chasing Innovation explores how innovators can improve their entrepreneurial practices.
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Sectors - Articles
Six Ways to Boost Public Support for Prevention-Based Policy
Communications strategies for advocates, activists, and researchers who want to build support for preventative approaches to solving social problems.
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How Movements Create Transformational Change
An excerpt from Cascades delves into the aftermath of the Orange Revolution to examine the implications of “surviving victory.”
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.
Getting Political Is Good for Everyone
Nonprofits that engage in political activity benefit themselves, those they serve, and the political system as a whole.
How Reverse Mentoring Can Lead to More Equitable Workplaces
In response to a July 16 article about improving organizations' DEI efforts by reimagining the roles of mentor and mentee, SSIR reader Yen Ooi wrote that “calling it 'reverse mentoring' might set out the wrong impression in the relationship to start with.” What do you think? This is the final of 10 articles in a special DEI series.
When Social Change Requires Behavioral Change
Leaders behind two social impact efforts in India discovered that before they could improve lives, they first had to shift mindsets.
How Philanthropic Collaborations Succeed, and Why They Fail
Funders need to push past politeness and hammer out expectations for how their collective action will create value—for beneficiaries, grantees, and themselves—beyond what they could do alone.
Reimagining the Internship to Promote Racial Equity
DEI efforts should develop and maximize the potential impact of this important but often overlooked position. This is the ninth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Foundations Can Unlock a Food System to Feed the World
Small farmers and food businesses are essential to building a resilient food system, but they need flexible, patient capital to thrive.