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Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is apparent in families divided by online conspiracies, in children's struggles with social media-driven anxiety, in neighborhoods where local businesses struggle while corporate profits soar, and in the easy stereotypes many people reach for about urban elites or rural flyover country that mask our shared humanity.

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Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A clear opportunity exists for philanthropic capital to unlock this kind of private and public sector capital, through targeted investments. We must establish a coalition that brings together diverse actors—from philanthropy to government, business to non-profits—focused on achieving measurable outcomes, at a firm and systemic level.

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MissionWired Secures Growth Capital to Expand Fundraising Innovation

NonProfit PRO

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Resist and Build: A Movement Building Process Centering the Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jaric Swart on Unsplash State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. The opportunity for a breakthrough amid crisis is real, even as social change movements today face increasing repression, fragmentation, and resource scarcity.

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  Freedom To Fight For DEI: How Legal Battles Affect Leadership Policies, Commitment

Fundraising Leadership

independence surrounding July 4 are not the only outbursts catching the attention of corporations, leaders, non-profits and educators. It’s about far more than public displays on social media, recruiting initiatives, one and done anti-bias and anti-harassment trainings.” The fireworks this month for celebrations of U.S.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

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Local Leaders Are Driving Systems Change. Philanthropy Must Follow.

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These leaders are transforming public systems from within—finding champions in government, building cross-sector coalitions, persisting through setbacks, and continuing to deliver impact for the communities they work with. It’s not to replace public systems but to help make them better. 2) We’re getting on with the work.