Design Thinking
Designing New Worlds and Futures
An excerpt from Design Social Change on utopian world creation
Excerpt
Tag: Social Sector
Collaboration
Social Innovation That Leads to Liberation
Can we shift from a culture of quick fixes to long-term, transformative change?
Technology
Seize the Future by Harnessing the Power of Data
A look at the data assets we can build on.
Human Rights
SSIR Online, Fall 2021 Issue
Links to all of SSIR's online-only articles published the past three months, with editors' notes about standout pieces on racism, the social economy, grassroots movements, global development, and the climate crisis.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The Social Sector Needs a Meta Movement
By creating a network of grassroots movements and calling out connections across issues, the social sector can drive demand for solutions and spur policy makers to act.
Social Enterprise
Measuring Social Impact Can Help Foster a Stronger European Social Economy
Social enterprises and nonprofit organizations need to change the way they measure the impact of their work and become learning organizations, able to influence public policy.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The Power of Multigenerational Teams in the Social Sector
How second careers for older adults can help nonprofit workplaces age-integrate and benefit from multigenerational mentoring.
Social Enterprise
Reconceptualizing the Social Economy
The social economy is increasingly seen as a motor for social change, but how can this shift in perspectives be framed to better understand and harness its potential?
Measurement & Evaluation
Unpacking the Theory of Change
The term “theory of change” is as popular as it is confusing. By gaining a clearer understanding of its various interpretations, practitioners in the social sector can more effectively implement and assess their interventions.
Philanthropy & Funding
Five For-Profit Practices That Philanthropy Should Avoid
Interviews with millennial donors from the Silicon Valley startup world and conversations with MBA students show a pattern of overreliance on certain for-profit principles in the nonprofit realm, despite potential flaws.