Crisis Decision-Making: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
Making effective decisions under pressure isn't about listing the pros and cons, but about working with how the brain works to weigh what really matters.
Foundations - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas for leaders of foundations (more)
Breaking Down Barriers to Mobile Health Care
Scaling mobile health care can address long-standing health-care system distribution and prevention problems in the United States that cost people their lives.
Rails, Not Rockstars
The Global South's AI revolution is here, if we bypass the hype and fund the infrastructure that will enable it.
Biodiversity Philanthropy Must Look Far From Home
To maximize impact during the sixth mass extinction, giving must focus on “where”
Future-Oriented Leadership
Purpose, values, and humility will be the social sector’s greatest strengths.
Financial Backbones for Strategic Capital Orchestration
A new kind of infrastructure for collective impact initiatives.
Litigation in an Information Vacuum Is a Missed Opportunity
In an age of lawsuits, storytelling is paramount for long-term progress.
Bouncing Forward, Not Back
Why philanthropy must see disruption not as a detour but as an opportunity to positively transform systems—and three strategies to lead the way.
SSIR Online, Fall 2025 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about handling systems collapse, measuring narrative change, and helping NGOs shift to working with government.
Shelter From the Storm
As an ideas magazine, SSIR offers a sanctuary for deep thinking on the issues of our time, including President Donald Trump's attempts to disrupt the social sector in ways that will be felt for years.