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Too Many Elections

By Avi Green & Zoltan Hajnal

Low-turnout off-cycle elections are bad for everyone. Civil society can help.

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Building Tenant Power

By Tracy Rosenthal & Leonardo Vilchis

An excerpt from Abolish Rent on the struggle to make housing a human right

Fueling Innovation to Navigate the Wildfire Challenge Ahead

By Chris Anthony, Genny Biggs, Oliver Brandes, Kevin Brege, Mark Brown, Bill Clerico, Wade Crowfoot, Brian Fennessy, Jennee Kuang, Shefali Lakhina, Dan Munsey, John Nordgren, Nancy Pfund, Mark Quinlan, Bob Roper, Rhea Suh & Jason Weber 1

The climate-driven wildfire crisis calls for a comprehensive, cross-sector approach to funding, research, and action.

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Standing Up to Trump

By Steven Robinson

An excerpt from Turf War on opposing Trump’s Television City development in the 1980s

Innovating for a Healthy Context

By Christian Seelos, Tanya Accone & Stuart Campo

Improving the effectiveness of development innovations

Education Transformation Against All Odds

By Nadim Matta, Jinan Karameh Shayya & Youmna Helou

A grassroots movement to revitalize public education in Lebanon has shown promising results—and enabled schools to play a critical role in the violent crisis of recent months.

Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

By SSIR Editors

Innovation stories on social connection, empowering youth, and revitalizing green spaces offer some year-end inspiration.

Books for Social Innovators!

By SSIR Editors

A literary gift guide from SSIR

The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2024

By SSIR Editors

Healing trauma in systems; a critique of strategic philanthropy; nonprofit growth revisited; AI-powered nonprofits; communication in a new era; and more.