The Promise of Outcomes Funds
Efforts at improving global education too often fail to have the desired impact. Outcomes funds can help shift funders and policy makers toward the most effective approaches.
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Endow Black-Led Nonprofits
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
Social enterprises do more for communities by eschewing the Silicon Valley model.
Punished for Pro-Social Work
Employees who volunteer for social impact work may see careers harmed by sexist biases.
The Unintended Impact of Diversity Awards
Targeted scholarships may draw underrepresented groups away from more lucrative funding.
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Justice Without Violence
Arguing that police reform is impossible, Derecka Purnell charts an alternative path to building safer communities and a more just world.
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Embrace the Process
Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici recommend that organizations seeking systems change focus less on outcomes and more on principles and practice.
Collective Impact 2.0
Authors of a seminal article on collective impact explore what it means to put equity at the center of the practice and how that changes the collective impact process itself.
SSIR Online, Winter 2022 Issue
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.
A Perilous Crossing
The tens of thousands of Haitians who have migrated through Central and South America since 2010 have captured the attention of the media, immigration officials, and human rights advocates.