A Social Movement for Conservation

By Mark W. Schwartz 3

Because government action will always be dependent on public support, leading conservation organizations must focus on building a constituency for nature.

How Foundations Can Make Progress on Long-Term Social Change Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

By Rishi Agarwal

Amid foundations' necessary and immediate responses to the COVID-19 crisis, there are unusual opportunities to advance their long-term goals of building more just and equitable societies.

How Funders Can Help Save an Economic Engine of the Developing World

By Matthew Guttentag, Mark Pedersen, Kusi Hornberger & Alekhya Sure

The COVID-19 crisis is threatening small and growing businesses in low-income nations and the capacity development organizations (CDOs) they depend upon. Helping CDOs overcome three types of financial challenges is critical to responding to the current and coming economic devastation.

How One National Nonprofit Is Adapting to COVID-19

By Terri Sorensen

Lessons learned at Friends of the Children about maintaining stability in service during this crisis and the next one.

Creating a University From Scratch

By Ben Nelson, Diana El Azar & Ayo Seligman 2

How Minerva is reimagining higher education now and partnering to scale for impact in the future. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.

The Cultural and Social Challenges to Slowing the Pandemic in Africa

By Chris Macoloo 2

The coronavirus was slow to make its way to Africa, but it is now there in full force and will be difficult to contain because of certain cultural and social behaviors.

Four Ways Corporations Can Achieve Authentic Social Impact

By Allyson Hewitt 1

How corporate leaders can strike a balance between business success and genuine social impact that also inspires others to act.

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Click Here: Inoculation, Time, and Rent Strikes

By SSIR Editors

In this week's links from SSIR's editors: the race for a coronavirus vaccine, science fiction, the demise of a beloved restaurant, and rent strikes.

How the Social Sector Can Use Natural Language Processing

By Alfred Lee & Benjamin Kinsella

Uncovering invisible patterns in vast datasets cannot only automate a variety of tasks, freeing up people to do more valuable and creative work that machines can’t do, but provide new kinds of learning.