Individual vs. institutional donors is a fundamental distinction in philanthropy and fundraising. But what if the line is not ...

How can social entrepreneurship promote social justice? An unlikely source provides an unambiguous and practical framework.

It may also help explain why the homeownership gap between Black and white Americans has barely changed at all since 1960.

Realistically there will always be a gap between need and funding in the humanitarian sector. How can we do more for the ...

In The Power of Positive Deviance, authors Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, and Monique Sternin take their readers on a fascinating tour to learn about “positive deviance”—an approach to solving social ...

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 ...

Without mechanisms for incorporating disconfirming evidence, grantmakers miss the opportunity for greater impact.

From Bhutan to Bogotá, drawing on learning from around the globe can illuminate the path to health equity and advance our collective well-being. The key to healing in an epidemic of loneliness is ...

Not many social entrepreneurs can say that their “aha” moment came during a truck show. But that was the case for Kendis Paris. It was at a big-rig truck event in Tulsa, Okla., that Paris began to see ...

Whether it’s in the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office, the quiet, segregated suburbs of Jersey, the mostly Black and Brown hoods of New York City, or the “colorblind” liberal enclaves of Boston, ...

Nonprofit brands are visible everywhere. Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, and World Wildlife Fund are some of the most widely recognized brands in the world, more trusted by the public ...

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is constantly seeking out new contributors and story ideas that will inspire and inform leaders of social change. We aim to share the perspectives of a truly ...