Shelter From the Storm
As an ideas magazine, SSIR offers a sanctuary for deep thinking on the issues of our time, including President Donald Trump's attempts to disrupt the social sector in ways that will be felt for years.
Articles P160
Drawing on Courage and Community for the Coming Challenges
The diversity and vibrancy of our sector give me optimism that we will meet the current crisis and weather future challenges in the years to come.
Review
The Moral Stakes of Budgeting
Celina Su's Budget Justice is a call to reengage citizenry and build solidarity through participatory democracy.
The Struggle to Make Corporate Philanthropy Inclusive
A Brazilian law to promote more inclusive corporate philanthropy failed to direct more money to underserved communities.
Advancing Reproductive Health Through Female Representation
Having more female political leaders has a demonstrative effect on government support for contraception. | Open access to this article made possible by The University of Virginia Darden School of Business
How to Finance Community-Led Solutions
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds has pioneered community-driven outcomes contracts to center Indigenous communities in Canada as leaders in addressing health and social problems. They present a bold new model for outcomes purchasing.
Preserving America’s Full History
Latinos in Heritage Conservation has grown from a grassroots volunteer-led network into the nation's foremost Latinx historic preservation nonprofit.
AI for Health Management
By streamlining tasks, Avalon Health AI seeks to boost the health-care sector's efficiency in Zimbabwe.
Iraq’s Activist Entrepreneurs
A grassroots collective of Iraqi entrepreneurs softened their ambitions when faced with funding shortfalls and corporate offers.
The Nonprofit Sector Has an RCT Problem
Randomized controlled trials are touted as the benchmark for evaluating social programs. The social sector should focus instead on an improvement orientation to evaluating performance. | Open access to this article made possible by the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago