Collective Impact: The Missing Link

By Neera Nundy & Ann Paisley Chandler 17

Three ways to create an environment where interdependent stakeholders can perform their individual roles optimally and collaborate with each other effectively.

Building With, Not For

By Marcia Stepanek 1

Social good technologists working on building a more responsive and effective government need to be more inclusive of the citizens they’re trying to engage—and stop neglecting the government they already have.

Community Collaboratives Show Persistence and Progress

By Willa Seldon, Meera Chary, & Bradley Seeman 1

Local US collaboratives are adapting and evolving for long-term success.

Beware Blurring of Sectors

By Eric Nee 4

More than ever we are seeing a blurring of the lines between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors—but that is not always a good thing. An introduction to the summer 2015 issue.

Getting Creative About Corruption

By Suzie Boss

A group in Lebanon deploys a wide range of methods—from mobile apps to street theater—to thwart bribe-taking by officials.

Text the Vote

By Suzie Boss

In a classic leapfrogging initiative, Libya has enabled its citizens to complete voter registration via digital messaging technology.

Presidio Rules

By SSIR Editors

Supplement to the article “The Park That Paid Off.”

The Park That Paid Off

By Greg Beato

The Presidio Trust represents an alternative model for funding and managing a public asset. Includes magazine extras.

The IRS’s Secret, Successful Low-Income Savings Program

By Timothy Ogden 1

Let’s build on—not try to fix—overwithholding.

Looking Beyond Our Borders for Better Results

By Brian Quinn 3

When seeking solutions to social issues, we must look to new horizons but stay true to our values.