SSIR Online, Spring 2026 Issue
What SSIR readers are saying about articles on innovation in trying times, data and social justice, and impact investing.
Impact Investing - Most Popular
Socially responsible investing that produces both financial and social returns (more)
Impact as Value Driver
We see impact as fundamental to our private-equity investments. We’ve created a model to help integrate impact analysis into underwriting.
Paying for Public Failure Isn’t Always Charity
A response to Kevin Starr on the "philanthropy" of impact investing
There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing
There is philanthropic investing, and there is commercial investing, and there is nothing in between.
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Funding Liberation
To create the world we want, we must build a wealth management system rooted in belonging for all.
Bridging the AI Investment Divide
The concentration of AI funding in profit-driven applications has the potential to drive widening inequalities in three critical ways.
Why Impact Investing Might Collapse and How to Stop It
The current paradigm of viewing impact in isolation from the systems surrounding investments is not sustainable. Applying a systems lens helps investors make better decisions related to sourcing, management, and measurement that lead to lasting positive impact.
Financial Backbones for Strategic Capital Orchestration
A new kind of infrastructure for collective impact initiatives.
We Tested AI Impact Assessments. Here’s What We Learned.
High-quality impact data and assessments are vital for allocating capital effectively, yet they are resource-intensive for investors and social innovators. Can generative AI speed up and strengthen impact-performance assessment of venture investments?
Impact Accounting Has an Equity Problem
Is water in Sweden really 25 times more valuable than water in Mauritania?