The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2015
The favorites of the year.
Solutions - Articles
Bridging Communities and Government Through Data
We can drive more capital to community-driven solutions that deliver results, but first we need a change in mindset—one that focuses on outcomes—using data and partnerships.
New Regulations Boost Social Impact Investing
Two federal agencies have removed barriers that have discouraged foundations and pension funds from seeking out impact investments.
Looking for Leaders Amid the Grimness
In the face of heightened fear and violence, leaders must examine how a troubling global context is affecting them, their leadership, and those they lead.
Investing in Impact Off the Beaten Path
Two considerations for impact investors looking to extend their reach to fragile and conflict-afflicted markets—where the need for responsible capital is greatest.
Charting New Pathways Out of Poverty
If we’re going to help poor families gain agency, dignity, and mobility, we need poverty measurements that point the way to a decent standard of living.
The Top-Down, Bottom-Up Development Challenge
Do international development projects designed and managed at the grassroots level perform better than those managed from the outside?
Does Your Backbone Organization Have Backbone?
How collective impact efforts—done right—can break through a systemic barrier to nonprofit collaboration.
Community Voices for Social Good
We need a more systemic and accessible way for underserved individuals to share their beliefs, insights, and experiences directly with policymakers, nonprofits, and their own communities.
Belief-based Social Innovation: Gender-Lens’ Next Frontier
The gender-lens movement is beginning to fund culturally led efforts to transform underlying beliefs that systematically disempower females in the first place.