If an intervention produces tens of millions of dollars in demonstrable public savings, is the capital that enables it “philanthropy”? The SAFE Alliance’s approximately $28 million annual operating ...

Why compliance systems fall short, and how organizations can develop the skills and systems they need to effectively navigate and ultimately benefit from conflict.

Join Stanford Social Innovation Review for a complimentary 60-minute webinar brings together leaders from three nonprofits that have successfully completed major cloud technology projects. By the end ...

How organizations handle disagreement shapes not only their internal health, but also the civic capacities society depends on.

In our years advising, founding, leading, and benefitting from nonprofit organizations, we have often seen them respond to these and other challenges by doubling down on rigorous, well-established ...

If you’ve been working in philanthropy for longer than a week, you’ve probably come across a report, analysis, or opinion piece about systems change. It’s everywhere. There are peer groups, ...

Over the past several months, philanthropy has faced rising criticism for its lack of transparency or accountability, perpetuation of wealth inequality, and preservation of a system of exploitation.

SSIR works with publishing partners in six countries to produce local language editions of SSIR that help foster social innovation, learning, and knowledge exchange worldwide. Each local language ...

Collective impact initiatives have contributed to systems changes and improved the lives of many living in our communities. In the next decade, they must focus on equity, shifting imbalances of power, ...

By Pierre R. Berastaín. A response to Kevin Starr on the "philanthropy" of impact investing ...

As social trust declines and polarization seeps into workplaces, schools, and civic institutions, the questions of when and ...

Why compliance systems fall short, and how organizations can develop the skills and systems they need to effectively navigate and ultimately benefit from conflict.