Sometimes the cause itself becomes a blind spot. Nonprofit leaders must build out the systems that carry their purpose.
It’s useful to think of our engagement with algorithms as a social contract. Political theorists have long used the social contract as a device to explain why individuals submit to the authority of a ...
By Janie Judd. Sometimes the cause itself becomes a blind spot. Nonprofit leaders must build out the systems that carry their purpose. Otherwise, they’ll sabot ...
With global education funding under severe strain, volunteer-based approaches to community-led education offer a ...
A conversation with leading funders on effective responses to crisis, getting unstuck, and whether philanthropy is doing ...
Making effective decisions under pressure isn't about listing the pros and cons, but about working with how the brain works ...
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru. When the pandemic and government lockdown ...
Heatwaves, droughts, storms, and flooding—all impacts of climate change—are already hitting. While we must do everything we can to stop burning fossil fuels and prevent further damage, communities are ...
We asked Johanna to reflect on her time at SSIR, the evolution of the field of social innovation, and what’s next. SSIR: How has the field of social innovation changed since you started working at ...
Anyone who cares about climate change has to be tired of the vitriolic tirades that masquerade as public debate over that issue. Climate change has become a rhetorical contest akin to a sports match, ...
In an area outside Hyderabad, India, between the suburbs and the countryside, a young woman—we’ll call her Shanti—fetches water daily from the always-open local borehole that is about 300 feet from ...
Robert Atkins is professor, Anna D. Wolf chair, and executive vice dean at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Sarah Szanton is Patricia M. Davidson Professor for Health Equity and Social ...