Advocacy
Nonprofit Advocacy and Democracy
Charitable organizations have become political intermediaries for corporations and other powerful interests. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
Tag: Diversity
Philanthropy & Funding
Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding
Racial bias creeps into all parts of the philanthropic and grantmaking process. The result is that nonprofits led by people of color receive less money than those led by whites, and philanthropy ends up reinforcing the very social ills it says it is trying to overcome.
Human Rights
Defend, Develop, Decolonize
Less than 0.3 percent of philanthropic dollars go to indigenous communities, despite disproportionate poverty and challenges in vital areas such as education and infrastructure. The NDN Collective is shifting that balance. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Business
Catalyzing Women of Color’s Business Potential
The social enterprise digitalundivided is disrupting the startup world for black and Latinx women entrepreneurs. A Field Report from the Spring 2020 issue.
Leadership
Lessons From the Front Line for Nonprofit CEO Successions
Boards typically aren’t prepared to replace their chief executive. But new research shows this doesn’t have to be the case.
Nonprofits & NGOs
New Year’s Resolutions for Leaders of Social Change
A list of SSIR articles to help your team define and achieve its goals for doing better in 2020.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2019
Highlights from the magazine and website.
Foundations
How Foundations Can Lead on Disability-Inclusive Grantmaking
The inclusion of disabled people in your organization is not about “helping” them come on board while leaving the organization unchanged.
Education
What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education
Four strategies for creating a positive school culture that focuses on the whole student and fosters long-term, holistic well-being.
Organizational Development
Creating a Culture of Innovation in the Humanitarian Sector
How organizations can create a culture that supports innovation, regardless of their size or complexity. The fourth of five articles in Humanitarian Innovation in Action, a series on innovation as a tool for change within complex institutions.