Read about how organizational culture can advance social good, how researchers convinced the Indian government to adopt same-language subtitling for mass literacy, how corporate foundations can align with their companies, how artificial intelligence can apply causal models to become more effective, and other topics in the Summer 2020 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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New research into organizational culture demonstrates how people can guide social and sustainability goals and help foster a more inclusive environment. A feature story from the Summer 2020 issue.
Same language subtitling (SLS) on India’s major TV channels went from concept in 1996 to national broadcast policy in 2019. This is the story of how we did it. A feature story from the Summer 2020 issue.
The strategic alignment between business and corporate foundations, impact funds, and accelerators shows enormous potential for achieving social impact. But they can align in different ways, each with its strengths and weaknesses. A feature story in the Summer 2020 issue.
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.
Over the last 30 years, half of all coral reefs have died, threatening marine species and people's livelihoods. To reverse this trend, Coral Vita uses a pioneering technique to grow coral in land-based farms up to 50 times faster than they grow naturally. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Eco-roads made from plastic promise a viable solution for waste management and the reduction of crude oil use. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
The founder of Wikipedia wants to banish fake news with the creation of a new social media network. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Plant Seads designs planters to turn metal fences into sustainable urban gardens that can produce food and clean the air. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Endeavoring to be a good neighbor, Microsoft supplements its data centers with local investments to boost economic and social development. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
BanQu is the world’s first non-cryptocurrency blockchain app to help the world’s poorest people establish a verifiable economic identity. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
Securing Water for Food supports entrepreneurial innovations aimed at helping farmers in developing nations maximize food production and minimize water usage. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
An adaptive learning approach bolsters a unique partnership that has changed the way parents read to their kids in hundreds of thousands of households across India. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
Since the Great Recession, leaders in finance and investing have aimed to make their industries more equitable, sustainable, and socially productive. Has the fight for financial reform found its moment amid the economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic? A Case Study in the Summer 2020 issue.
The Adaptive Leadership Framework can help the international health community address the most complex problems in preventing communicable diseases and other global health threats. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
Increasing access to quality food worldwide requires money from investors for food-related enterprises. Blended finance can help boost their risk tolerance. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene projects are not just for low-income countries overseas. They are also desperately needed at home. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
Nonprofit hospitals have long commercialized their services to cover their costs. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
Charitable organizations have become political intermediaries for corporations and other powerful interests. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
The relationship between donors and nonprofits is built on a complex interplay of motivations, activities, and circumstances. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
To understand the complexity of volunteering, researchers should focus on the social goods volunteers pursue and the functions they serve. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
Rebecca Henderson’s Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire outlines five ways we can reform capitalism to overcome climate change, inequality, and the collapse of democracy. A book review in the Summer 2020 issue.
In The Power of Experiments, Michael Luca and Max H. Bazerman examine the growing reliance on the scientific method in shaping market and policy decisions. A book review in the Summer 2020 issue.
Our mission is to find and publish articles by leading thinkers and doers that provide insight on important issues and challenges that social sector leaders must deal with continually. As it turns out, some of these eternal topics are essential now. The Editor's Note from the Summer 2020 issue.
Donors and volunteers alike understand that humans are not the only refugees from the growing climate crisis. The Last Look from the Summer 2020 issue.
The value of a nonprofit is the presence and participation of its stakeholders and constituents. Technology creates the framework to make that value real. Part of the Technology for Change supplement sponsored by Salesforce in the Summer 2020 issue.
How Shared Hope International uses digital tools and meaningful grassroots experiences to activate support.
Urban Institute’s work highlights the transformative potential of investing in data and tech.
Pencils of Promise CEO Tanya Ramos blazes new trails as an early adopter of digital tools.
The public radio and television station KQED has thrived amid a tumultuous period in the media industry by using technology and data to optimize the delivery of its grassroots journalism and improve relationships with its listeners. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
For nonprofits to succeed in a transformed world, they need to use technology and data to create and sustain relationships with the people who believe in them. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
The adoption of new technology requires nonprofit leaders to embrace humility and nurture a flexible and adaptive culture. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
Nonprofit leaders should think less about the technology and more about the people who will use it and the goals they hope to achieve. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
Data is a powerful tool for creating social change, but it can fail to deliver if it lacks rigor or exists in silos. With the right approach, “you can just let the tools do the work,” says the manager of digital infrastructure for the education nonprofit buildOn. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
