6 SSIR Articles on Business Sustainability
A reading list of our articles examining how businesses should define and achieve sustainability.
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From Direct Action to Advisory Services: A Pathway to Scale for Social Entrepreneurs
By taking on an advising role, an organization can scale a core innovation with less demand on its resources than would be required through direct action alone.
In Defense of ‘Doing Too Much’
More investors need to bet on early-stage social ventures that cover all the bases, and more entrepreneurs need to build them.
A Crack Opens in the False Narrative on Gun Violence
The youth movement against gun violence in America opens doors to a more constructive narrative that advances both gun violence prevention and the promotion of mental health.
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How Nonprofits Can Find Data-driven Success
Stanford’s Kathleen Kelly Janus provides insight into how the best nonprofits succeed and scale through a data-driven culture.
International Development Doesn’t Care About Patient Privacy
Global health has brushed aside human dignity—it’s time to place patients at the core.
Civic Participation Begins in Schools
Fostering a robust democracy in America requires that we create a truly democratic school culture.
Philanthropy in Pakistan
Why civil society organizations get bypassed in favor of donations to individuals.
Can Corporations Inspire Social Good?
Understanding the strategies needed to catalyze cultural change, as well as the advantages and limits of benefit corporations, are critical in guiding enterprises to inspire social good.
Cutting Through the Complexity: A Roadmap for Effective Collaboration
Collaborations and networks rarely achieve their ambitious goals. Here’s what it takes to make them actually work.