Philanthropy & Funding

Funding Community Ownership

By Paige Hill 1

A grassroots effort in Silicon Valley addresses the needs of the working-class immigrant community.

Social Enterprise

The Next Generation of Mutualism

By Sara Horowitz 1

An ecosystem approach to investing in and supporting mutualist enterprises—from the ground up.

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Human Rights

Movement Building Means Building Movement

By Marcie Bianco 1

An excerpt from Breaking Free on the freedom practice of individual and collective movement

Leadership

SSIR’s 2021 Social Innovation Reading List

By SSIR Editors

Highlights from book excerpts published by SSIR online this year on topics including mutualism, grassroots development, breakthrough ideas, racial injustice, and well-being.

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Leadership

Hiding in Plain Sight

By Sara Horowitz

An excerpt from Mutualism on building economic power for the mutualist ecosystem.

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Nonprofits & NGOs

Thinking Small

By Allison Schnable

An excerpt from Amateurs without Borders explores a new wave of grassroots development aid putting NGO work back in the hands of amateurs.

Philanthropy & Funding

Household Generosity During the Pandemic

By Sevda Kilicalp

Social and behavioral sciences can help us understand why COVID-19 is making giving practices more localized and expansive.