Ten Years of SSIR
Stanford Social Innovation Review celebrates a decade of innovative ideas and practices.
Big Picture Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches
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Why International Climate Negotiations Must End
The poisonous atmosphere of climate negotiations has resulted in paralysis; we must now focus on creating dialog and cooperation.
Collective Impact or Coordinated Blindness?
Competition across the sector with corresponding mechanisms to help organizations learn from these practices might better drive social innovation.
The State of Diversity
As Obama addresses the most diverse Congress in history, a look at the state of diversity in the union of philanthropy.
What’s Holding Back Mobile Phones for Education?
Mobile broadband will revolutionize learning networks around content delivery and workforce development.
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What Is Community Anyway?
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Integrating Intentional Influence into Your Strategy
Five practical considerations for organizations that want to use intentional influence to achieve a bold social goal.
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.