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Growing Community Together
To succeed, place-based neighborhood transformation must have deep roots in the community that support innovative ways to branch to outside resources. Bonton Farms offers a model of such work.
Who Protects the Forest?
The Batwa tribe of Democratic Republic of Congo demonstrates that the role of Indigenous peoples in forest protection defies stereotypes.
Mobilizing Youth in the Philippines
The artist-activist collective DAKILA is organizing young people to push for their own political agenda.
Anticipatory Humanitarian Aid
Mercy Corps leverages satellite data and AI to preemptively send emergency relief to people ahead of natural disasters.
Addressing Cultural Appropriation and Repairing Harm
A model for lasting change through authentic, transformational partnership.
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The Power of Arts Education to Build Community
How does a poverty-fighting organization like Henry Street Settlement in New York City use arts education to strengthen the community and “serve the whole person” as its president and CEO puts it? How can donors best support these programs? David Garza of Henry Street Settlement, Kevin Greaney of PhilARThropy, and Eric Joranson of DAFGiving360 join SSIR editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to discuss the importance of arts education and how donors can sustain these programs over time. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360
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From Unpaid to Unstoppable: The Rise of the Professional Community Health Worker Movement
Health coalitions did the research, coordinated with donors, and secured strong government buy-in. Now, community health workers are finally getting the credit—and pay—they deserve.
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From Uprooted to Uplifted: The Movement to Restore Indigenous Land Rights
Indigenous and local community-centered solutions to deforestation are among the most effective and enduring strategies for mitigating climate change. Social innovators in these communities pioneered a new playbook for getting the world to take notice.
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Orchestrators of Change and the Journey to Transformation
This follow-up to “Social Innovation and the Journey to Transformation,” sponsored by the Skoll Foundation, explores how bold social innovators shift systems through collective action. The series offers adaptable playbooks for social innovators, partners, and funders to learn from and apply to their work.