Concrete in Community
To decarbonize infrastructure, we need to look beyond technological fixes and learn to build coalitions.
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Philanthropy Is Too Small to Save the World
To meet the moment, we need to build the middle ground between philanthropy and commercial investing.
Accompanying Governments to Scale
How philanthropy can walk alongside national governments to scale development solutions that deliver over time
Building an On-Ramp for Evidence
Scaling effective solutions often stalls in state government because funding systems are not designed to reward proof of impact. A new partnership model shows how states and funders can unlock smarter public spending together.
Climate Change and Time
Although climate discourse has expressed increasing urgency over time, it has retained the same temporal outlooks for climate effects and action.
Sustaining Independent Bookstores
How financial models that support long-term resilience and sustainability are helping local bookstores across the United States strengthen their role as Main Street anchors. | This article is free to all readers thanks to sponsorship by an SSIR supporter.
The New Gilded Age Needs Civic Leaders, Not Just Philanthropists
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
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To Save Our Schools, Trust Young People
Young people have done more than enough to earn our trust. Policy makers not so much.
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Schools as Shared Civic Infrastructure
How can we teach students to embrace their civic identity as members of their communities and support them in leading our nation's democratic renaissance?
Review
The Ambiguous Rise of Microfinance
Two recent books explore the modern prominence of the global financial-inclusion agenda and argue about how it got there.