The Lobbying for Good Movement
Too many nonprofits and foundations reject lobbying as dubious. But a new movement is reclaiming this practice as essential for promoting social change.
Too many nonprofits and foundations reject lobbying as dubious. But a new movement is reclaiming this practice as essential for promoting social change.
Moving away from endless problem-solving and toward creating healthy context.
Knowledge of trauma and healing gives funders a way to expand their perspectives, do less harm, and be more effective at systems change.
Ten SSIR articles that examine the growing field of impact investing from a range of perspectives, including investors, philanthropists, nonprofits, researchers, social entrepreneurs, and local communities.
Instead of preparing for the distant future, philanthropy needs to work to prepare for the here and now.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
These leaders’ assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy they can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.