Webinar

Leadership

How to Measure Narrative Change

Presented by Yewande O. Addie, David Hanson, Emily Melnick, Melody Mohebi, Annie Neimand

Two-Part 180-Minute Webinar Program
Session 1: Introduction to Narrative Change and Measurement 
Session 2: Apply the Framework for Measuring Narrative Change 

Learn guiding principles for designing equitable and adaptable narrative change evaluations using a simple framework that’s flexible enough to work across projects. Then, develop a clear plan for applying it to your own narrative work and receive feedback by leading researchers and practitioners in the fields of evaluation and strategic communications.

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Webinar

Leadership

Co-Leadership Deep Dive: Benefits, Challenges, and How to Make it Work

Presented by Ashley Lanfer and Britt Kelleher Jones, partners at Wellspring Consulting

Why are many organizations turning to co-leadership—and how can they make it work long term? SSIR’s upcoming live webinar program will equip leaders with the knowledge, tools, and practical insights for navigating shared leadership models.

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Impact Investing

Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone

By Andrea Armeni, Curt Lyon & Julie Menter 6

Impact investors can support a more just economy by prioritizing alternative ownership enterprises that shift power away from shareholders to workers, the community, and the planet.

Nonprofits & NGOs

From Doing Good to Being Good: The Movement for Nonprofit Social Responsibility

By Shawn Pope & Patricia Bromley

Nonprofits today are expected to go beyond their missions to adopt a wider set of commitments and values. This movement is remaking the sector in surprising ways.

Business

The Portfolio Defense of ESG

By Frederick Alexander 1

Shareholder stewardship should prioritize companies’ effects on the economy and investors’ entire portfolios.

Measurement & Evaluation

The God’s-Eye View of ESG

By Ben Filewod, Murray Collins, Simon Dikau, Alexis Moyer & Luca Taschini

Satellite technology can remake the reporting of environmental, social, and governance standards. But this spatial finance revolution requires help from industry and government.

Webinar

sponsored

Data on Purpose 2023: “Making Tech Work for Workers”

Presented by Stanford Social Innovation Review and Ford Foundation 1

This two-day open-access virtual conference we will ​​bring together some of the sharpest minds in this field to explore the risks of tech innovation that fails to serve labor, and envision what is needed to build a better, more worker-centered digital economy.

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Business

Reorient the Business Case for Corporate Sustainability

By Michael L. Barnett, Benjamin Cashore, Irene Henriques, Bryan W. Husted, Rajat Panwar & Jonatan Pinkse 9

Corporate sustainability programs have grown dramatically, but biases have crippled their effectiveness. We identify three critical steps for reform.

Environment

The Complicity of Corporate Sustainability

By Auden Schendler 21

Long hailed as a major piece of the climate solution, sustainable business practices have not only fallen short: They even enable the continued dominance of fossil fuel.

Business

The Dangerous Allure of Win-Win Strategies

By Andrew A. King & Kenneth P. Pucker 18

For the past 30 years, celebrated academics and business leaders have promoted the idea that companies often profit by addressing social and environmental problems. Although these proposals have been hailed as promising breakthroughs, they are unscientific and counterproductive.