Nonprofits & NGOs
Creating a Higher Standard of Data Use and Protection
How the social sector can lead the way to ethical and responsible data use.
Tag: Regulation
Advocacy
Waging Lawfare to Save the Planet
ClientEarth has taken a US-style legal strategy of protecting the environment across the Atlantic and found surprising success.
Health
Reproductive Health Care by Mail
It is time to give US women the convenience and autonomy of birth control and abortion pills that women elsewhere enjoy.
Environment
10 SSIR Articles on Climate Change Solutions
A collection of our articles highlighting environmental issues and climate change innovation.
Energy
Winning Texas to Renewables
The Energy Foundation used a two-pronged strategy of engaging policy makers and grassroots activists to sell green electricity.
Environment
Businesses and Investors Need to Act on Climate Now
A look at trends related to the economy and climate change, and three steps businesses and investors can take to move forward.
Human Rights
Changing the False Narrative That Conflates Gun Violence and Mental Illness
Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. Another spate of shootings in the United States spurs more conversations about the causes and contexts of gun-fueled murders. President Trump points to mental illness, an argument that many people have challenged, including SSIR author Kevin T. Kirkpatrick in this May 2017 article.
Energy
The Subsidy Solution
Contrary to conventional economic wisdom, relying solely on carbon taxes will not create an optimal transition to clean energy.
Review
Government
Not Everything Has a Price
When we pay people to do things that they know they should be doing as good citizens, they tend to devalue the moral basis for acting that way.
Philanthropy & Funding
Staying the Course in Funding Climate Change Solutions
Frequent changes in grantmaking strategies can undermine the resilience of nonprofit organizations and their progress on addressing urgent global issues.