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Get Moving!
An excerpt from Daisy Fancourt’s Art Cure on the science behind the arts and healthier living
The Low-Cost AI Illusion
What the next economic phase of artificial intelligence means for public interest work and how organizations can protect equity, access, and themselves.
Making the Case for Equitable Housing
Abundance and justice aren't mutually exclusive. Narrative lessons from three major advocacy movements of recent years.
Embedding Private Sector Innovations in Government Systems
As international aid to improve education outcomes declines, a new partnership model shows the key to success isn't external funding, it's strategic integration into existing public education systems.
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Food Solidarity Economy
An excerpt from Feeding the Future on civilizational transition to regenerative food systems
Iterative A/B Testing for Social Impact: Rigorous, Rapid, Regular
How organizations can close the gap between measurement and implementation
Climate Adaptation Means Building Social Infrastructure
Resilience to climate change is less about building walls than cultivating the social capacities for people to navigate uncertainty with agency, solidarity, and security.
Making Behavioral Science Work for Conservation
At its core, conservation is about behavior change. Yet few organizations have put in place the structure, standards, and accountability needed to apply behavioral science effectively.
SSIR’s 2025 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, and more.