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These Times Ask More of Us
Practices that will help social sector leaders prepare to usher in a new world.
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A Mission-Aligned Investing Approach
Private-sector capital must be brought to the table in a more deliberate way to catalyze social innovation.
Ownership and Equity
SSIR’s new issue delves into ownership in both the straightforward and metaphorical senses and how the idea grounds a community and provides a source of systemic change.
A Reckoning for the Pro-Democracy Community
In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, four recommendations for leaders dedicated to reconstituting and strengthening democracy in the United States.
Communications for Community
To meet this moment, how can foundations and nonprofits orient their communications to foster connections and build community?
Beyond the Broadcasting Model
Today’s communications landscape demands that social sector organizations move away from a 20th-century broadcasting approach and toward dialogue, relationship-building, and fostering community.
IN-DEPTH SERIES
Communication in a New Era of Social Change
This essay series, presented in partnership with The Communications Network, will share stories, strategies, and lessons from forward-thinking foundations and nonprofits that have begun evolving the way they think and do communications.
CDFIs Transform Rural Economies. We Just Need to Get Them There.
A budding success story in East Texas offers lessons for other underserved rural regions, philanthropies interested in rural revitalization, and CDFIs pursuing pathways to better engage and serve rural communities.
Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy
There are many reasons why philanthropists still haven’t supported SMEs at the scale we need. They need to get over it; the opportunity to leverage impact is enormous.