How to Show Up When Your Work Is Under Attack

By Felix Schein

Own your work and your success. Speak plainly about the stakes. Bring people in.

Are Women Donors the Key to Unlocking More Giving?

By Heather McLeod Grant & Jessica Robinson Love 6

They own a growing share of wealth, but the sector isn’t yet set up to meet their needs.

Too Many Elections

By Avi Green & Zoltan Hajnal

Low-turnout off-cycle elections are bad for everyone. Civil society can help.

Funders, Do Your !!@%@#! Job.

By Kevin Starr 3

Be a real advocate for those we’re trying to serve. Be accountable for impact.

Innovating for a Healthy Context

By Christian Seelos, Tanya Accone & Stuart Campo

Improving the effectiveness of development innovations

Top 2024 Stories From SSIR’s Global Editions

By SSIR Global Edition Editors

Stories selected by the editors of Stanford Social Innovation Review’s global editions and why they chose to share them with their local audiences.

The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2024

By SSIR Editors

Healing trauma in systems; a critique of strategic philanthropy; nonprofit growth revisited; AI-powered nonprofits; communication in a new era; and more.

Funding the Grassroots of Environmental Justice

By Enei Begaye & Colette Pichon Battle

The Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective was created to fund work led by and for communities most impacted by environmental racism, climate change, and unjust systems. Four years later, what lessons can funders draw from our experiences supporting frontline communities?

Investing for Systems Change Means Refining How We Think About Impact

By Rathish Balakrishnan, Shilpa Kumar & Palagati Lekhya Reddy

How systemically minded philanthropy can reflect, review, and refine portfolios for scalable impact

The Future of Equitable Philanthropy

By Darren Isom, Cora Daniels & Lyell Sakaue 1

Five truths for how donors committed to equity can continue to push forward.