We always need innovative methodologies to solve complex, iterative social problems in reality. Along with sociologist perspectives to observe and to generalize various practices, we make our own path, which means that the social innovation will only succeed in process and in accumulation.
SSIR is written by and for social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits, foundations, business, government, and engaged citizens. SSIR’s mission is to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge.
Case Study in China
Case Study in China
Do Benefit Corporations Respect Human Rights?
9
The B Corp movement has pushed a powerful model of socially responsible business that has the potential to advance human rights. But it has so far failed to engage human rights advocates—to its detriment.
Scaling Science
34
A new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good.
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
51
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem.
Creating a Policy Index for the Arts
71
The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?
Case Study in China
The Charity That Big Tech Built
88
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse?
Case Study in China
1,001 Story Times
107
We Love Reading brings imaginative reading circles for children across the Middle East and around the world.
Sharing Is Daring
114
Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.
Step by Step
120
ChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.
Case Study in China
Making Kids Into “Makers”
127
Planting Trees With Drones
130
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
136
Case Study in China
Marginalized Returns
139
Impact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.
The Impact of Periods
145
Promoting menstrual health is critical to women’s economic empowerment around the world.
Capital for Creativity
150
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.
Pound Foolish
156
Food banks must reject measuring their impact by pounds of food distributed and instead promote access to nutritious food.
Case Study in China
The Motivations Behind Giving
163
Winning Texas to Renewables
165
The Mortality of Arts Nonprofits
168
How Political Donors Band Together
170
Case Study in China
Stretching Toward Solutions
172
In Defense of Perpetuity
175
Learning From Each Other
181
Case Study in China
Case Study in China
Getting More Transparent: Establishment and Innova
185
SSIR is written by and for social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits, foundations, business, government, and engaged citizens. SSIR’s mission is to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge. SSIR is published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) at Stanford University.
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