Four successful strategies to mitigate the effects of a restrictive funding policy that the Trump administration reinstated.

The US economy must change so that all Americans can shape its direction and benefit from its growth. Foundations can help lead the way through investment.

Four takeaways from a recent nonprofit survey, and how the broader social sector should respond.

To increase Indian women's participation in the workforce of an increasingly digital world, more of them must obtain access to the internet through cellphones and other technologies.

An excerpt from Compassionate Counterterrorism highlights development-based interventions that have deterred terrorist recruitment.

How building relationships with Native communities can lead to economic and culturally grounded social impact for the long term.

Transgender and gender-nonconforming people often run into unnecessary barriers that make their jobs harder than they need to be. Here are 10 actions that social sector organizations can take to help.

Social sector leaders say they are dedicating more resources to gathering client and community feedback, but implementation barriers remain. The authors suggest three solutions to overcome them. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.

The case for racial equity is clear, and hundreds of resources are available to help foundations get started. So why does organizational change continue to move slowly?

A three-tiered framework for making human-centered design more inclusive of people with disabilities can help organizations improve their own programs.

Philanthropic funding has the potential to dramatically increase its scope and impact by taking cues from the private equity investment world.

An excerpt from Brave New Work contends that managers should become “complexity conscious.”

Investing in innovative entrepreneurs can make high-quality education and training more widely available, especially among poorly served racial and ethnic groups.

Alternative economic and social investment models that are properly supported by new public policy and investment could help the United States create more equitable access to jobs and wealth.

Law No. 13,800, passed in January 2019, regulates the creation and management of philanthropic endowment funds in Brazil. It could be the foundation for reforms that renew philanthropy's role in addressing social ills at a time when the world needs more help than ever.

How an intention to address racial equity can influence institutional impact investing strategy.

By taking some simple steps to support women entrepreneurs, accelerator programs like those at the University of California, MIT, and University of San Diego can help reduce notable gender disparities in America's startup landscape.

An International Women’s Day reading list featuring gender-focused articles on entrepreneurial spirit, resource accessibility, mental health, sexual misconduct prevention, and more.

If funders want to improve DEI in their organizations, they need to re-define risk, emphasize trust, and reflect the communities they serve.

An excerpt from The Punk Rock of Business gives leadership a new, wild spin.

Repairing the damage done by centuries of systemic racism demands an “all-of-the-above” approach.

SSIR stopped accepting submissions on March 31, 2019, for a race-focused series that inquires how DEI can be simultaneously global and local. 

Four strategies that can help fuel the momentum behind investing in organizations, products, and services that benefit women.

Foundations are deploying a wide range of impact investing strategies to advance racial equity in the United States.

Why investors need to deploy both grant capital and investment capital to create pathways for equitable opportunity.

Businesses in East Asia cross boundaries and create alliances to solve complex social problems that the world has never experienced before.

From emphasizing the importance of a data culture to exhorting people to “move thoughtfully and improve things,” nonprofit leaders, funders, scholars, and technologists at SSIR's 2019 Data on Purpose Conference provided deep insights into surviving and thriving in an increasingly digital world.

A look at what it takes to successfully deploy machine learning tools for social good and the most exciting opportunities ahead.

An excerpt of The Gift of Global Talent.

It’s time for socially responsible business leaders to pay higher wages and offer better benefits.

Alia, the new online benefits tool from National Domestic Workers Alliance, helps house cleaners accrue contributions from their clients to purchase insurance and receive paid time off.

Solubag’s founders want to emulate the feel of single-use plastic bags while leaving no trace.

Project Solidify, a collaborative two-year-long effort started by the European Forum for Urban Security, aims to assist in the implementation and sustainability of supervised injection sites throughout Europe.

Supported by the nonprofit U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Restoration Fuels will turn wood scraps into a substitute for coal, potentially providing energy, jobs, and even environmental benefits.

Proactiva Open Arms’ greatest threat to its rescue mission may not be the rough Mediterranean seas but European governments fearful of migrants seeking refuge in their countries.

Iroquois Valley Farms’ impact investment model ushers in a new era for farmers looking to create a sustainable future.

The digital app GoodSAM transforms emergency medical care through its crowdsourcing network of first responders.

The Bail Project began as a simple idea by Bronx public defenders to set up a fund to protect their clients from the ravages of an unfair system. Now their advocacy is part of a vanguard to overhaul US criminal justice.

A new class of innovators is advancing the public good by figuring out what people actually need and then testing, improving, and scaling solutions that may already be out there. Here are the four elements of their method.

Children and adolescents confront a mental health treatment gap in which many who need help do not get it. Philanthropy can help fill this gap by investing in new models of delivering care.