Household Generosity During the Pandemic
Social and behavioral sciences can help us understand why COVID-19 is making giving practices more localized and expansive.
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The ‘Thou Shalt Nots’ of Systems Change
Enthusiasm for systems change is not new, and a broader historical perspective will help systems change enthusiasts learn from the past what NOT to do: replicate the ineffective mindsets and engineering approaches that have defined so much of the systems change work in our sectors.
Orchestrating Systems-Level Change in the Battle Against COVID-19
How individuals and coalitions are orchestrating and activating neglected resources to help end the pandemic and build more resilient health systems.
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Productive Rage
A new book explores politically effective ways each of us can channel outrage and similar emotions as forms of practical activism.
SSIR Guide to Overcoming Polarization
After pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, how will the United States address many of the issues that underlie the chaos, particularly extreme polarization? This roundup of articles explores ways to take on the unprecedented divides in America.
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Drowning in Data
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
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.