The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2025
Building collective capacity; AI's power for the greater good; grappling with systems collapse; lessons from collaborative philanthropy; and more.
Philanthropy & Funding - Most Popular
New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively (more)
There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing
There is philanthropic investing, and there is commercial investing, and there is nothing in between.
How Will Your Nonprofit Survive?
In the face of current funding uncertainty, US nonprofits must innovate to sustain their missions.
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Want Better Government? Philanthropy Can (And Should!) Help
Funders need to take governing institutions seriously and invest in their capacity.
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When Love Calls, Philanthropy Must Answer
These times require funders to act with urgency and devotion to ensure justice and equity for all.
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This Is What Love Looks Like
I have seen with my own eyes what happens to a community when love becomes policy's guiding star.
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.
Four Lessons From $4 Billion in Impact-focused Giving
The CEO of Coefficient Giving reflects on more than a decade of pursuing their distinct approach to philanthropy.
Business Won’t Save Nature (Until Governments Change the Rules of the Game)
If private finance is to shoulder the burden for nature conservation, government has to create the necessary incentive structure.
Global Health Philanthropy in the Post-Aid Era
Philanthropic capital can't fill the vacuum left by the collapse of international aid, but funders nevertheless need to move from caution to courage and accelerate their pace of giving.