Read about how rural communities face disadvantages in accessing philanthropic resources, how neighborhood investment trusts can help address the racial wealth gap, how franchising can help scale social-sector solutions, how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen cities, and other topics in the Spring 2021 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review.
The most economically distressed communities are the least likely to apply for funding and the least likely to have the local resources to address inequity. Grant makers must rethink their strategies to ensure that their resources go where they will do the most good.
Neighborhood investment trusts can help create more inclusive economies in cities and restore the fabric of US democracy.
The massive growth of commercial franchises like McDonald’s offers inspiration for scaling social impact. Although still very young, social sector franchising is spawning an array of successful enterprises that offer lessons for further expansion.
The most pressing social problems facing cities today require multiagency and cross-sector solutions. We offer tools and techniques to facilitate the process of diagnosing and solving problems by breaking down silos to build up cities.
Open-access to this article made possible by the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
Rick Doblin launched the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in 1986 to research and advocate for the use of LSD, magic mushrooms, and Ecstasy to treat mental illness. After more than three decades of labor, he has found his moment.
Decolonize Design offers an alternative framework grounded in belonging, dignity, and justice that seeks to abolish assimilation and promotes taking responsibility to challenge and confront racism and anti-Blackness head-on.
FutureLab identifies the gaps in mobility access that can hamper people’s ability to navigate everyday activities and codesigns solutions with its partners.
LibertApp is proving how technology can be used to stop human trafficking and save lives.
At the forefront of the effort to raise awareness about Africa’s climate plight is Vanessa Nakate, a 24-year-old Ugandan social media activist.
The Eastern Congo Initiative is transforming foreign aid by advocating for, investing in, and partnering with community organizations.
A pioneering initiative is showing how traditional financial organizations can cocreate with nonprofits and entrepreneurs to improve the financial health of all Americans.
Open-access to this article made possible by the Financial Solutions Lab.
SmartCatch deploys digital technology to help make the world’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable.
Research-practice partnerships can help academic researchers and school district leaders discover what works for schools and classrooms.
Brazilian civil society worked together to win basic income for the poor. Its success illustrates how organizations must interlock to secure rights and push for social change.
International aid must use different approaches to address the massive systemic problems it seeks to solve.
Selfless behavior of key individuals is critical to the development of local institutions for self-governance.
Protest actions seen as extreme and highly disruptive diminish popular support.
People who have moved tend to be more inclined to donate to non-local causes.
Social movement boycotts increase board turnover, especially when board members are sympathetic to the cause at issue.
The famed author of Bowling Alone returns with a sweeping social history that searches for optimism in a deeply divided America.
In The Privatized State, Chiara Cordelli explains how the US government divested itself of its duties and offers solutions for rebuilding the republic.
Despite the poverty rate being significantly higher in rural America, philanthropists continue to pour money into urban areas.
Links to all of SSIR's online-only articles published the past three months, with editors' notes about standout pieces on design thinking, foundation spending, and rebuilding US democracy.
Wealthy nations are making large purchases of approved coronavirus vaccines, leaving other countries to wait longer to acquire the vaccine.
