SSIR Online, Fall 2024 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about scaling nonprofits, measuring the impact of training, and the challenge of impact investing.
Philanthropy & Funding - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
A Trust-Based Model for Indigenous Grantmaking
Showing up for reconciliation by building community and broadening our mandate as funders
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The AI-Powered Nonprofits Coding a Greener Future
Artificial intelligence has enormous potential to help humanity fight climate change. These organizations are already showing the way.
Deepening Impact Through Relational Philanthropy
Philanthropy must learn to center relationships without backing away from the inherent messiness of diverse points of view.
Strategic Philanthropy Is Alive and Well
A recent critical portrait of strategic philanthropy is unrecognizable to those of us who practice it.
Can Venture Capital Be Optimized for Happiness?
Venture capitalists have profited handsomely from innovative ventures, but value hasn’t always been shared with other stakeholders. What if we developed a new model for measuring the impact of investments?
A New Look at How US Nonprofits Get Really Big
In 2007, we published research analyzing how nonprofits with more than $50 million in annual revenue were funded. Has anything changed?
Funders Fundraising: A New Philanthropic Trend
More and more funders are adding a feature to their strategy: explicitly soliciting funding from their peers to amplify their own work.