Putting Evidence to Use
Research does no good if its insights are irrelevant or not applied. Ensuring that evidence influences policy requires developing the right ecosystem and levers for accountability.
Social Issues - Articles
Transformative Philanthropy for Racial Justice
We created the Democracy Frontlines Fund to enable experienced anti-racist organizers to do their crucial work. They taught us how to do philanthropy better.
When Men Ally With Women
Misperception of men’s private beliefs about gender bias can undermine their willingness to speak up against it.
How the Divestment Movement Wins
Activists use moral analogies with rogue industries and states to stigmatize fossil fuels.
Collaborating to Solve Homelessness
Partnerships between nonprofit service providers and government agencies to address homelessness are more effective when the former play a leading role.
Review
Homelessness Innovations That Might Work
Ten Global Cities features a range of interventions that can, through dedicated collaboration, provide solutions to homelessness.
SSIR Online, Fall 2021 Issue
Links to all of SSIR's online-only articles published the past three months, with editors' notes about standout pieces on racism, the social economy, grassroots movements, global development, and the climate crisis.
Reconciling ‘Reeducation’
Residential schools were part of a nationwide assimilationist program for First Nations children in Canada. Today, communities are coming to terms with that past.
Expanding Vaccine Access and Overcoming Hesitancy
How one mobile vaccine clinic is tailoring its response to the different populations of unvaccinated and vaccine skeptics.
How to Deliver Cash Transfer Programs More Effectively to Hard-to-Reach Populations
Cash transfer programs often struggle to reach those most in need. An investigation of four programs across Brazil, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine revealed five features that lead to success.