A Bank of Their Own
Shunned by traditional financial systems, sex workers in Asia’s largest red-light district started their own bank. Now it is empowering other marginalized groups.
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SSIR Online, Spring 2023 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about housing justice, ESG, funding social ventures, and the effects of large, unrestricted gifts on leaders.
Using Radical Re-Imagination to Create a Vision for Our Future
A lesson from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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Intimate Revolution
An excerpt from Emotional Justice on redefining Black women’s relationship to labor
Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation
Ahead of the 2023 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, “The Role of Social Innovation in Democracy,” a collection of articles exploring ways philanthropy, nonprofits, and civic institutions can ensure a more just and democratic society
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The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
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.
The Racism of the ‘Hard-to-Find’ Qualified Black Candidate Trope
Stereotypes and racial bias in hiring and promotion are damaging at personal, career, and organizational levels.
Web3 and the Trap of ‘For Good’
Because decentralization doesn’t necessarily mean redistributing power, Web3 must make values integral to the architecture.