How to Make Society’s Risk Capital Riskier
Philanthropy must hire outside the box, write the first check, and take unsolicited applications.
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Creating a Better World Means Asking Better Questions
By shifting the focus of social innovation from actions to the thinking behind those actions, social sector leaders can create a better world—a world different than the past.
Risks for the Future We Want
Philanthropists must learn from protesters and reimagine the formula for making change on racial justice.
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The Current and Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for nonprofits' services while damaging their finances and staffs. What can history tell us about surviving this crisis, and how can philanthropy help? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks to Amir Pasic of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and Mary Jovanovich of Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
Roles Foundations Play in Shaping Impact Investing
A better understanding of the roles that foundations have played in the development of impact investing can shed light on the problems that arise when philanthropy turns to the private sector to help with achieving a greater good. Part of the Impact Investing Today and Tomorrow in-depth series.
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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.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color
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.
Working Wikily
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean?
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.