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Advancing an Inclusive Workplace

By Jenny Lay-Flurrie 1

Empowering people with disabilities at work advances social inclusion and is good for business. Digital accessibility is essential to efforts at Microsoft to create opportunities for disabled talent.

Cleaning Up the Nile

By Marianne Dhenin

With the dual goal of protecting the vital waterway and supporting communities that depend on it, the Cairo-based, youth-led organization VeryNile is partnering with local fishers and crafters to collect, recycle, and upcycle plastic waste.

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Shrewd Awakening

By Avichai Scher

After many years of excluding the disability community, philanthropy is starting to make changes. The Ford Foundation’s awakening on disability inclusion offers a model for the rest of the sector.

She Should Run

By Priti Salian

Indian nonprofit Femme First Foundation aims to increase women’s political representation in the country.

National Geographic Reinvents Itself

By Amanda M. Fairbanks

The National Geographic Society began as a Victorian-era institution of white gentlemen explorers dedicated to understanding the globe. To better reflect the world and thrive in the 21st century, it has diversified its leadership, transformed its internal culture, and created a media juggernaut.

Endow Black-Led Nonprofits

By William Foster & Darren Isom 4

Endowments are often lacking for social change nonprofits—even more so for Black-led organizations. By closing this gap, we could radically transform how we confront society’s most pressing issues.
Open-access to this article made possible by The Bridgespan Group.

Growing Locally and Deeply

By Daniela Blei

Social enterprises do more for communities by eschewing the Silicon Valley model.

Punished for Pro-Social Work

By Chana R. Schoenberger

Employees who volunteer for social impact work may see careers harmed by sexist biases.

The Unintended Impact of Diversity Awards

By Chana R. Schoenberger

Targeted scholarships may draw underrepresented groups away from more lucrative funding.

SSIR Online, Winter 2022 Issue

By SSIR Editors

A collection of standout pieces published online about impact accounting, intersectional storytelling, NGO endgames, universal basic income in South Korea, and a social enterprise supporting coffee growers in Central America.