“But as geopolitical instability grows, inequality deepens, and social systems fracture in new ways—as the world, in short, ceases to behave like a scalable system—it is time to ask the uncomfortable question: Must all social innovation be designed to scale?” ssir.org/articles/ent...

Philanthropy has the potential to play a much greater role in resourcing Native communities for land rematriation. Yet it's essential to understand the journey through rematriation is as delicate and complex as it is powerful and restorative.

Does Everything in the Social Sector Need to Scale, asks @ssir.org

The question, then, is what do we stand to lose if scale thinking becomes the predominant lens of looking at social change? ssir.org/articles/ent...

Excellent article by @davidcarel.bsky.social & @ssir.org on how we need to approach the new paradigm of airborne diseases. #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Covid #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNoteOver #LongCovid #Measles #Flu @taniaspencer.bsky.social @n95anaesthetist.bsky.social ssir.org/articles/ent...

Why learning how to disagree well is important to professional development, and four areas where organizational leaders and staff can start. ssir.org/articles/ent...

Beginning soon! Registration link in thread 👇

"COVID-19 has caused more than 27 million deaths globally, tuberculosis causes 1.6 million deaths every year, and influenza kills 700,000 annually. We now know that these and many other respiratory infections show considerable airborne transmission." ssir.org/articles/ent...

Found this great piece suggesting 3 practical ways to undergo ethical and socially responsible research in the Global South. Have a look! ssir.org/articles/ent...

Live today at 11am PT / 2pm ET: Join our conversation w/ Ariel Simon about his article, “What Else Can We Do? The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy”

Read our Managing Director of External Affairs, Xanthe Scharff's, review of Stephanie Limoncelli's book Advocacy, Inc. in @ssir.org

Why learning how to disagree well is important to professional development, and four areas where organizational leaders and staff can start. ssir.org/articles/ent...

Are effectiveness, impact, and scale the only things philanthropists should care about? SSIR will speak w/ Ariel Simon about his new SSIR article, “What Else Can We Do? The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy” in a live, free-to-attend conversation, on March 23: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"For too long, charitable support for kids has been disconnected from systemic change, being primarily geared, instead, toward direct service programs." Ted Lempert of Children Now argues that real systemic change requires advocacy groups to look to government: ssir.org/articles/ent...

The fact that just 3 percent of donors now provide 78 percent of all charitable dollars represents an existential threat to social innovation. Community-based organizations depend on modest local contributions not simply for revenue but for validation, stakeholder investment, and social capital.

🔥 Kyle Kutuchief & Alexa Bush in @ssir.org on @civiccommonsus.bsky.social's 10 yrs in public space & democracy — "these investments can turn the tide, in ways that have implications for future philanthropic efforts to promote democratic principles across diverse communities." tinyurl.com/3x7kk7d3

Across millennia, human intelligence has evolved not simply through logic or invention, but through connection. Our ancestors survived not because they computed faster, but because they cooperated better.

ssir.org/articles/ent.... “We are entering a pivotal evolutionary moment. The defining challenge is not whether artificial intelligence will advance..but whether we will intentionally cultivate the RQ that makes those advances serve human flourishing, rather than undermine it.” #intelligence #ai

Incredible review of my new book IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by @mcgowankat.bsky.social "Her thesis in a nutshell: Instead of functional systems, we have The One." ssir.org/books/review...

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Live today at 12 PT/3pm ET: We talk w/ Isabelle Hau about her new cover story on human flourishing in the AI age, designing for human connection, and relational intelligence (RQ). Registration and article links in thread.

Building relational infrastructure is a requirement for human flourishing in the age of AI. SSIR’s new academic editor Mitchell Stevens speaks with Isabelle Hau about her forthcoming SSIR story, “Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence.” Monday, March 9: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Many organizations orient toward avoiding complaints, lawsuits, and regulatory scrutiny, but in doing so, they miss opportunities to surface and correct problems early through systems that build employees’ trust.

When #Nonprofit Leaders Should Think Like Creatives via @ssir.org

"The issue is not that the model is inherently misguided, but rather that it has bred a moral monoculture that equates 'doing good' with 'getting to scale' and 'maximizing impact.' The problem is that, as with any monoculture, it’s brittle when conditions change and susceptible to shocks."

ICYMI: The latest issue of @ssir.org highlights the TRECC program, funded by the Jacobs Foundation, and how it has helped governments pilot and scale approaches for improving education access and quality in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 Read more 🔗 ssir.org/articles/ent... #FoundationalLearning #SystemsChange

FRIDAY READ: "THIS IS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE" the recent @ssir.org has a special supplement on a love-centered #transformation for #communities. My favorite is this piece from author Shanell Keene. "But when #love becomes the guiding star of #policy, the chasms shrink..." ssir.org/articles/ent...

"Engage more in the arts. It’s a deceptively simple recommendation, and probably one of the most enjoyable pieces of advice you could be given. But it’s one we rarely follow. Go outside and start asking US adults whether they did any arts yesterday, and 95 percent of them will say no."

What role have you seen social sector organizations and leaders playing? "Locally, I think they’re the ones making it happen. Nationally? I think it’s more of a mixed bag..." Read the entire interview with social movements expert Joe McCannon in yesterday's SSIR newsletter:

This week's SSIR newsletter includes an interview with Joe McCannon, an expert on social change movements and campaigns, about what's happening in Minneapolis:

This week's SSIR newsletter includes an interview with Joe McCannon, an expert on social change movements and campaigns, about what's happening in Minneapolis:

"Abundance and justice aren't mutually exclusive." Dr. Tiffany Manuel makes the case for equitable housing, including calling for Housing for All, Housing Justice, and Housing Abundance. Read more https://ssir.org/articles/entry/narrative-change-equitable-housing

Is low-cost AI an illusion? As AI shifts from experimental tool to core infrastructure, its underlying economics such as energy, hardware, privacy, and market power are beginning to assert themselves. That will have serious consequences for equity, public interest work, and organizations:

Drawing on decades of global experience, Nancy Lindborg, President and CEO of @packardfdn.bsky.social and Stanford PACS Advisory Board Member, outlines why and how funders should invest in #CivilSociety as the cornerstone of #democracy. Read on our #Philanthropy Innovation Summit blog ⤵️

In recent years, 3 major narrative movements have pushed the housing debate: - Housing for All - Housing Justice - Housing Abundance Each has distinct origins, strategies, and contributions, and each has sought to reframe housing as a collective good, a moral imperative, or a policy necessity.

"When policy makers and researchers focus solely on financial returns, they risk undervaluing education’s profound influence on personal empowerment, social equity, and collective well-being..."

Three strategies for nonprofit organizations to help them survive through funding disruption and uncertainty: 📈 Innovate to grow 🤝 Strategic partnerships 🏘️ Invest in assets

“Purpose before organization: prioritizing the organization's purpose, versus the organization itself.” ssir.org/articles/ent...

"Data is never neutral or objective. Data systems are designed by people working within institutions, and when those institutions are built on structural racism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression, the data they produce will reflect and reinforce those same inequities."

🎉Our new piece on Iterative A/B Testing is out in @ssir.org with @noamangrist.bsky.social @mandabeat.bsky.social & Tendekai Mukoyi. A case & toolkit for rigorous, rapid, and regular testing to improve cost-effectiveness at scale👇 💡 ssir.org/articles/ent... 🛠️ www.youth-impact.org/insights/a-b...

📣 Passionate about closing the gap between evidence and day-to-day implementation? Check out our new article "Iterative A/B testing for Social Impact: Rigorous, Rapid, and Regular" now out in @ssir.org w/ @mandabeat.bsky.social @ccullen.bsky.social Tendekai Mukoyi ssir.org/articles/ent...

Sowing Backlash, One DEI Training at a Time ssir.org/books/excerp... - Lily Zheng, @ssir.org

Many nonprofits in LMICs face a critical mismatch: urgent social problems demand rapid program iteration, yet organizations often wait years for externally-produced evaluation results. When they do conduct rigorous evaluations, one-off studies rarely keep pace with evolving implementation contexts.

"In the same way that we now have nearly a thousand studies showing us the perils of solving workplace DEI problems with training alone, it turns out that we have scores upon scores of research and case studies showing us exactly what works instead." An excerpt from "Fixing Fairness" by Lily Zheng:

"In this moment of cascading climate shocks, adaptation looks more like a mangrove than a sea wall built out of concrete: nurturing the capacities, ties, and institutions that allow people and places to bend without breaking."

Accusations of hypocrisy are everywhere. Yet despite this noise, little seems to change. In an excerpt from his new book, "The Hypocrisy Trap," @mhallsworth.bsky.social introduces “induced hypocrisy,” a tactic that offers a new, more respectful way to help people live up to their commitments.

📢 “At its core, conservation is about behaviour change.” New @ssir.org article highlights why behavioural science must be central to conservation - from project design to evaluation and systems change. Read more 👉 ssir.org/articles/ent... #Conservation #BehaviouralScience #BehaviourChange

Fresh because it isn't new: Philanthropic investors can use patient and concessional capital (grants, cheap debt, generous equity) to prove the profitability of a business or a model. Then, let the commercial investors comes in when the math maths. ssir.org/articles/ent...

We’re honored to be featured in @ssir.org’s “Building an Adaptive Metanetwork to Fight Climate Change.” The piece shows how ecoAmerica’s broad, diverse network helps people take meaningful climate action. Now is the time for hopeful climate engagement. Read the article: ssir.org/articles/ent...