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From the Past to the Future

By Jen Astone & Daniel Moss

How philanthropy can help build a more resilient and equitable food system through agroecology

Gather, Share, Build

By Nithya Ramanathan & Jim Fruchterman

Why data is one of the biggest challenges to leveraging AI for social good—and how the social sector can address it

Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South

By Harvey Koh & Laura Amaya

Alternative forms of enterprise ownership have the potential to enable economic development in more inclusive and equitable ways.

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Nine Conditions for Scaling

By Michael J. Halvorson & Shelly Cano Kurtz

An excerpt from This Little World: A How-To Guide for Social Innovators on proven strategies for increasing the relative size and scope of a social impact project

Podcast

The Complexity of Charitable Impact

Featuring Kimberly Pfeifer, Stephanie Gillis, Fred Kaynor & Barbara Wheeler-Bride

How do nonprofits and their donors define and measure impact? Kimberly Pfeifer of Oxfam America, Stephanie Gillis of Raikes Foundation, and Fred Kaynor of DAFgiving360 join SSIR editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to share their perspectives on social impact and tracking philanthropic success. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360

How to Show Up When Your Work Is Under Attack

By Felix Schein

Own your work and your success. Speak plainly about the stakes. Bring people in.

Are You Building Something?

By SSIR Editors

An interview with Marshall Ganz on what the social sector gets wrong about power and structural change

Webinar

Impact Measurement from a Global Perspective

Presented by Dr. Lisa Hehenberger, Associate Professor of Strategy and General Management at Esade Business School; Natasha Joshi, Associate Director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies; Mona Mourshed, CEO of Generation: You Employed; Hyun Shin; Professor of Business and Director of the Impact Business Research Center at Hanyang University; and Brian San, Co-Secretary-General at the Institute of Philanthropy

In this FREE SSIR Live! session timed for a global audience, we will host a wide-ranging discussion with experts from Asia, Europe, and North America on the challenges and promises of impact measurement. How can funders ensure that they are investing their money effectively without placing undue burdens on implementers? Which measures should organizations track to ensure deep, sustained, and meaningful uptake? What lessons have evaluators acquired from creating and implementing measurement programs?

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