The Social Economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Why the social economy needs to step up and shape technological development to address social needs, and five strategies to get there.
Solutions - Articles
Dignity Is the Bedrock for Workplace Belonging
A new framework identifies racial harms and other forms of discrimination in order to create work environments where everyone feels they belong. Part of an in-depth series that explains how racism operates within organizations.
Philanthropy’s Problem With Single-Issue Solutions
Why more funders need to address multiple issues simultaneously, and what the only US foundation currently funding intergenerational programs has learned from the approach.
Twin Engines for Propelling Social Impact
The business world’s “Engine 1/Engine 2” concept can help ambitious nonprofits balance today’s needs with tomorrow’s potential.
Reconceptualizing the Social Economy
The social economy is increasingly seen as a motor for social change, but how can this shift in perspectives be framed to better understand and harness its potential?
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An Antidote to Orthodoxy
A new book argues that “alien” thinking can drive social change.
SSIR Guide to COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
A collection of SSIR articles on civil society's insights into the logistics behind a global vaccination campaign, including ideas for winning over the hearts and minds of people who aren’t yet convinced they should get the shot.
Impact Investors Need to Share Power, Not Just Capital
Lack of access to capital is a longstanding and well-known barrier to equity for communities of color and women, but overcoming systemic injustices will take more than moving money. How investments are made, and the power dynamics behind those decisions, need to change, too.
We’re Beating Systems Change to Death
Systems change is more a destination than a journey. "Scalable solutions" might be a better way to make the trip.
The Complicity of Corporate Sustainability
Long hailed as a major piece of the climate solution, sustainable business practices have not only fallen short: They even enable the continued dominance of fossil fuel.