Advocacy
We Need to Close the Hope Gap
Successful advocacy requires not only increasing support on our issues, but inspiring people to believe that they can win. | This article is free to all readers thanks to sponsorship by BLIS Collective.
Tag: United States
Philanthropy & Funding
Why Don’t Philanthropists Build Anymore?
The United States is living through a second Gilded Age. But unlike yesterday's magnates, today's billionaires prefer to write checks to existing organizations. They should instead build institutions that last.
Education
Build the Market First, Then Fund Innovation
Scaling proven solutions to the early childhood skills gap requires building a market for parenting interventions.
Advocacy
Beyond Direct Provision
To create systemic change in health care for children, advocacy groups need to look to government.
Technology
The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy: An SSIR Author Conversation
Join a live conversation with Ari Simon, author of SSIR’s Spring 2026 feature story, “What Else Can I Do? The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy.” He will critically examine the prevailing norms of philanthropic practice today and explore a more pluralistic model for understanding the reasons for giving.
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Food
Food Desert or Food Apartheid?
An excerpt from Hanna Garth's Food Justice Undone on how power dynamics warp progress
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Human Rights
The Story of a Transformative Idea
An adapted excerpt from The Diversity Principle on the long history that America is forgetting
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Social Services
What We Owe to Caregivers
Laura Mauldin's In Sickness and in Health examines the plight of family caregivers and the ableism that causes them to suffer their burden alone.
Civic Engagement
Want to Support a Healthy Democracy? Start Here.
After a decade of transforming public spaces, we are building trust and connection between Americans.
Philanthropy & Funding
Beyond the Mega-Gift
For four years, small donations have declined across the nonprofit sector, threatening the future of social innovation. But with the right strategies, some organizations are bucking the trend and winning them back.