Nonprofits & NGOs
Compliance as Resistance
Philanthropic, nonprofit, and civil society organizations that face highly restrictive state policies can leverage compliance to pursue their goals as legalized entities, making them harder to suppress.
Tag: Global Issues
Cities
Revitalizing Korea’s Small Cities
How the urban revitalization project Localize Gunsan breathed new life into a declining area by applying a pacer model that supports young entrepreneurs for an extended time.
Environment
A World of Innovation
A look at the issues and articles that resonated most with SSIR’s local language edition readers in 2025.
Collaboration
Celebrating Johanna Mair at SSIR
A Q&A about her 15-year tenure as SSIR's academic editor and how the field of social innovation is changing.
Collaboration
Retire ‘Foreign Assistance’
Development aid is not a handout but a catalyst for partnership in global stability.
Philanthropy & Funding
Development Philanthropy Must Be Partnership Not Patronage
Between hard bargains and charity, the future requires catalytic collaboration.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Beyond the ‘Good Enough’ Charity
The next chapter for global development means learning from markets and building an accountability culture.
Philanthropy & Funding
Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
Arts & Culture
Reflecting on Inequity Through Art and Storytelling in China
An interview with artist Yulu Ge on creativity, equity, and social innovation.