SSIR Online, Winter 2025 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about strategic philanthropy, strengthening global democracy, crisis planning, and nonprofits leveraging AI innovations
Philanthropy & Funding - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
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.
Systems Change Isn’t One Thing. Financing Should Reflect That
From experimentation to redesign to optimization, the interconnected processes by which systems are changed require distinct forms of funding.
When It Comes to Understanding Donors, Does Size Matter Most?
Individual vs. institutional donors is a fundamental distinction in philanthropy and fundraising. But what if the line is not as clear-cut as we assume?
Putting Homeownership Preservation on Philanthropy’s Agenda
Three ways funders can have impact on a problem that is critical to closing the racial wealth gap.
Philanthropy Needs More Disconfirmation Bias
Without mechanisms for incorporating disconfirming evidence, grantmakers miss the opportunity for greater impact.
