When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
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Funding Liberation
To create the world we want, we must build a wealth management system rooted in belonging for all.
There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing
There is philanthropic investing, and there is commercial investing, and there is nothing in between.
SSIR’s 2025 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, and more.
Need a Boost? 14 Stories That Inspired Us in 2025
Innovation stories on collaborating for greater impact, protecting and preserving history, affordable housing, an inspiring model of civic leadership, and more.
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What ‘Good’ Means
An excerpt from Evaluative Inquiry for Systemic Change on embedding value into evaluation
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Connecting the Dots Between Strategy and Design
Two-Part Certificate Workshop Program
Session 1: Strategy and Scoping: Setting the Stage for Impact
Session 2: Design for Impact: Exploring and Iterating Your Way Forward
In this 180-minute interactive certificate program, learn how to advance your mission by combining innovative strategic logic, systems thinking, and active human-centered design work.
A World of Innovation
A look at the issues and articles that resonated most with SSIR’s local language edition readers in 2025.
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Work Smarter with AI: Balancing Automation, Augmentation, and Critical Thinking for Nonprofits
Research shows that over-reliance on AI weakens our cognitive abilities, yet resource-strapped nonprofits can't afford to ignore its potential. In this 90-minute webinar, Beth Kanter will guide you through the science of healthy versus unhealthy AI use, offering practical prompting techniques and frameworks. Walk away knowing exactly when to automate, when to augment, and when to use your own critical thinking skills.
