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Civil Society

 

Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation

 
SSIR blogger Tim Ogden is Executive Partner at Sona Partners.

Civil Society

Free the Knowledge

Useful knowledge for the social sector coming from academic researchers is severely limited.

By Timothy Ogden | Feb. 8, 2012
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director.

Civil Society

Afghanistan: Update from Sakena Yacoobi

Afghan Institute of Learning Founder Sakena Yacoobi helps women and children through teacher training and health education.

By Regina Ridley | 1 | Nov. 8, 2011
 

Civil Society

Foreign Assistance: Time for a Change

There is a disturbing American presumption that it can develop other societies through the export of Americans overseas.

By David Holdridge | Aug. 31, 2011
 

Education

In Defense of Public Education

The discretionary spending bucket is the easiest place for conservatives and liberals to find a palliative for the nation's maxed-out deficit headache.

By Heather Clayton Staker | Aug. 30, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Eric Friedenwald-Fishman is the creative director/president of Metropolitan Group. He is the co-author of Marketing That Matters (Berrett & Koehler; the primary author of MG’s Public Will Building Framework: An Approach for Sustainable Soci

Civil Society

Yearning to Breathe Free: No Immigration Reform Hurts Opportunity for All

The anti-immigrant trend line is deeply damaging to social innovation, social justice, and civil society.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | 3 | Aug. 24, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Eric Friedenwald-Fishman is the creative director/president of Metropolitan Group. He is the co-author of Marketing That Matters (Berrett & Koehler; the primary author of MG’s Public Will Building Framework: An Approach for Sustainable Soci

Civil Society

Taking Exception to Exceptionalism

We need to shift the narrative to include the link between exceptional solutions and the systems change and scale needed to deliver a just baseline.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | 4 | Jul. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Tamara Straus is senior editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Technology & Design

Personal Democracy Forum Gets Religious

The Personal Democracy Forum revealed that 2011 is a watershed moment for work at the intersection of politics, government, and technology.

By Tamara Straus | 3 | Jun. 9, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Thomas Bastianel is one of the five Emerging Leaders International Fellows at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, The Graduate Center—The City University of New York.

Civil Society

Big Society or Collective Impact?

How are the UK and US addressing the third sector’s next challenges, and where they are failing?

By Thomas Bastianel | 5 | May. 23, 2011