Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024
Innovation stories on social connection, empowering youth, and revitalizing green spaces offer some year-end inspiration.
Sectors - Articles
Localization Through Leadership
In a sea of “why,” some notes on “how.”
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2024
Healing trauma in systems; a critique of strategic philanthropy; nonprofit growth revisited; AI-powered nonprofits; communication in a new era; and more.
Transforming Workplace Culture to Attract Gen Z to the Public Sector
To address government workforce shortages, the public sector must apply an outcomes-driven model to its culture and change the workplace to meet Gen Z where they are.
Funding the Grassroots of Environmental Justice
The Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective was created to fund work led by and for communities most impacted by environmental racism, climate change, and unjust systems. Four years later, what lessons can funders draw from our experiences supporting frontline communities?
The Future of Equitable Philanthropy
Five truths for how donors committed to equity can continue to push forward.
Adapting What Works to Support a Community of Doers
To counter disruptive market forces changing the media, nonprofit communicators can adopt ideas from other sectors, their own programmatic strengths, and communities.
Policies for Housing With Heart
Multigenerational living is an old solution whose time has come.
Bringing Organizational Cultures Together for Social Impact
Bringing different organizations’ cultures together and building an effective inter-organizational culture can be done, but only if participants are savvy and intentional about culture.
Knowledge Is Human
Why building a trusted information ecosystem requires building a community.