A grassroots movement to revitalize public education in Lebanon has shown promising results—and enabled schools to play a ...

Innovation stories on social connection, empowering youth, and revitalizing green spaces offer some year-end inspiration.

Throughout 2024, the editors of SSIR’s six local language editions have continued to carefully select, translate, publish, and share dozens of SSIR stories with social innovation communities in the ...

The scale and complexity of the US public education system has thwarted attempted reforms for decades. Major funders, such as the Annenberg Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts have ...

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In May 2020, a video of a white police officer in Minneapolis kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, until he suffocated went viral. I was shook. Shook is not to be confused with ...

Collaborative philanthropy has surged in the past decade, moving billions of dollars to high-impact ventures. It’s time to dream bigger and reimagine what’s possible. By improving how we unite funders ...

Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within—and how they ultimately hope to upend—the philanthropic landscape.