Stanford Social Innovation Review

? SSIR?has collected the best of our print magazine and website to create:?“Essentials of Social Innovation: Transforming Leadership” https://lnkd.in/ePiq2r2R With contributions from practitioners, academics, and professionals, this collection of the best of SSIR embodies the philosophy that to make social change, we need more than just leadership: We need to change how we think about leadership itself. ?? ? Order your copy today!?https://lnkd.in/ePiq2r2R?

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When protest movements erupt, governments and opponents often try to make them look bad by accusing protesters of accepting foreign money. A new study shows how this tactic works and how it affects public support for the movement’s goals. “Public accusations of foreign meddling damage protest groups by reducing public support,” write the study’s authors: Dov Levin of the University of Hong Kong and Wilfred M. Chow of the School of International Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. The takeaway: Protest movements should be cautious about taking foreign money because of the damage it may cause.

Is working at a co-op considered political activism? Laura Hanson Schlachter, PhD, a research analyst at AmeriCorps, and Kristinn Már árs?lsson, an assistant professor of behavioral science at Duke Kunshan University, studied co-op workers’ perspectives on civic engagement and formulated a theory that they call “civic work”: “The data showed that people who work in cooperatives are more involved in activism, volunteerism, and other avenues of helping their communities than their demographic counterparts who work for more traditionally organized businesses. For workers who get involved in governance within a cooperative—being elected to a management committee, for instance—the authors also found a positive association with civic engagement.”

? New SSIR in-depth series dropped: Communication in a New Era of Social Change Authors ask questions relevant to the post-election reflection/planning nonprofit organizations are going through right now. Read and share with your colleagues: https://lnkd.in/eXSHK3VN

Is it possible we’re doing communications work wrong? Are foundations and nonprofits stubbornly stuck using 20th-century strategies in a 21st-century age of participation? Learn from forward-thinking foundations and nonprofits evolving their communications work in a new essay series produced with The Communications Network. The series begins with an analysis of how social sector organizations can move beyond a broadcast model of mass communication written by Sean Gibbons?and?Tristan Mohabir: “Trust is the foundation of communication, and in the field of communications-for-good, cultivating trust isn’t optional, it’s essential. None of us listens (or pays much attention) to folks we don’t trust. And, as misinformation spreads and the implications of generative AI loom, our sector?has a crucial role?to play in healing divides.” ?? Learn how to recalibrate communications toward trust and relationships: https://lnkd.in/eN2bfFBK ?? Follow the series for alerts when new articles go live: https://lnkd.in/eXSHK3VN ?? Share this series with every comms professional you know: https://lnkd.in/eXSHK3VN ?

Do you have a reaction to the US presidential election? ??? ?? Ideas or insights on how the result may impact social innovation efforts in the US and globally? ??? Strategies or experiences that might help other leaders and organizations prepare for coming challenges? ?? Inspiring examples of individual or collective action that others can build on? Our community of readers wants to hear from you. Check out SSIR's submissions guidelines at the link below, and send your ideas to [email protected] https://lnkd.in/erVFDPK3

It’s Election Day in the United States, and social innovators here and around the world are working to strengthen democracy. ?? This Keseb-sponsored essay series, authored by leading democracy champions from Brazil, South Africa, and the United States, discusses effective nonpartisan pro-democracy strategies: https://lnkd.in/eFjVm85r ??Learn about innovative local and national solutions from: Flávia Pellegrino of Pacto pela Democracia and Farbod Faraji of Protect Democracy ? Lindiwe Mazibuko of Futurelect, Tainah Pereira of Mulheres Negras Decidem (Black Women Decide), and Erin Vilardi of Vote Run Lead ? Gabriel Marmentini, PhD of CEO of Politize! - Civic Education Institute and Jeanine Abrams McLean, PhD of Fair Count Explore the series: https://lnkd.in/eFjVm85r

A message to social change leaders: “At its core, ambiguity is meant to serve as an overdue antidote to the restrictive expectations placed on us and our work. It is okay to not do what is expected and to pursue new strategies.” Strategist and author Kyle Crawford reminds social innovators that when the odds are stacked against them, ambiguity represents a powerful strategic option.

We are happy to see our support for Re:BUiLD programme with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) mentioned in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. ? Together, we're investing €30 million ($33.4 million) to help 20,000 refugees and host community members in Kampala and Nairobi earn additional income. ? By prioritizing cost-effective interventions like business grants over vocational training, the IRC has saved 30% in costs, which has enabled them to support more people to have a predictable source of income. Shifting resources to more impactful approaches for even 1% of urban displaced populations worldwide could lead to $230 million in cost-efficiency gain, potentially reaching around 200,000 more people. ? You can read more about it in the Stanford Social Innovation Review article. https://lnkd.in/e6aRmNuE ? Let's continue to innovate and improve the lives of displaced communities! #RefugeeSupport #Innovation #IKEAFoundation