In Defense of Neighborhood Trusts
Readers of a recent article on neighborhood trusts raised a number of objections to the author's proposal for revitalizing distressed urban communities.
Social Issues - Articles
Keeping People Engaged in Your Cause With Help From Behavioral Science
Nonprofits struggling to keep supporters excited about their causes should follow these five recommendations to make the most of Stanford behavioral scientist B.J. Fogg's model for getting people to act.
How to Make Sure Your Nonprofit Isn’t Wasting Its Time With Impact Investing
As more and more international nonprofits explore impact investing, six questions can help them decide whether to forge ahead and how to do it.
Support Single Mothers in College to Make Education More Equitable for All
Five actions that can help integrate family caregiving and support services into a 21st-century vision of college.
Bolder Goals, Bigger Breakthroughs
Nonprofits that set their sights higher can achieve more.
Excerpt
Understanding State Governance
An excerpt from Education, Equity, and the States explores how education reform requires government reform.
Capital for Justice: Spurring On Impact Investing for Racial Equity
How one foundation is building on a 50-year history of impact investing to unlock more capital and more justice toward greater equity, progress, and prosperity.
Investors Worried About Wealth Inequality Should Focus on Fund Manager Compensation
The compensation structures in the impact and ESG investing industries may be exacerbating the very problems that ethically minded financial professionals are trying to solve.
Crackdown on Environmental Action: How Funders Can Respond
Environmental and conservation funders are finding new ways to support civil society organizations as restrictions on their work rapidly increase.
SSIR’s Earth Day Reading List
A collection of our recent articles, essays, and book excerpts covering climate change, environmental protection, and sustainability.