READ THE FULL 2022 EDITION ONLINEEqual parts Vanity Fair and Foreign Affairs, Social Investor features insights from a diverse range of social change leaders — from heads of state to social entrepreneurs to philanthropists. It shares stories and lessons, challenges conventional wisdom, and imagines the possibilities unleashed by collaboration.
The Future of Social Investing
2023
How Philanthropists Can Build Social Trust
IREX's Kristin Lord and Elayne Deelen highlight successful examples of trust building in action.
Good Governance
Social Mobility
2021
A Perfect Storm
The Chandler Foundation’s Tim Hanstad explores the relationship between good governance and social mobility.
Good Governance
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Mo-Mentum
Why Mo Ibrahim’s philanthropy focuses on better governance.
Global Health
The Future of Social Investing
Building Back Better
2021
Rethinking Resilience
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Mark Suzman on the importance of taking action.
The Future of Social Investing
Collaborating for Change
Social Mobility
2021
Equality Can’t Wait
The Equality Can’t Wait challenge aims to remake philanthropy into a vehicle capable of systems change.
Social Mobility
Building Back Better
2021
Atlas of Opportunity
Economist Raj Chetty uses insights from big data to restore opportunity and upward mobility.
Racial Justice
Good Governance
2021
Twisted Plotlines
MacArthur Fellow Thomas W. Mitchell works to protect Black property and wealth in America.
The Future of Social Investing
Social Mobility
2021
Changing the Equation
Formerly among the richest 1%, Chuck Collins makes the case for tackling inequality.
Impact Investing
Racial Justice
2021
The Meritocracy Myth
Edward Dugger III on the intersection between the venture capital community and racial equity.
Racial Justice
Collaborating for Change
2021
Racial Justice Philanthropy
Akonadi Foundation’s Lateefah Simon explains the role that philanthropy can play in the movement against structural racism.
Good Governance
Collaborating for Change
2021
The Pursuit of Integrity
Professor Chris Stone discusses the importance of moving from a culture of corruption to one of integrity.
Good Governance
Collaborating for Change
2021
Sentry Duty
How George Clooney and John Prendergast are fighting for greater accountability in Africa through The Sentry.
Good Governance
Building Back Better
2021
Transparency Matters
Rt Hon Helen Clark shares lessons from the pandemic and advice for strategic social investors.
Good Governance
Social Mobility
2021
Women Should Inherit Property, Not Poverty
Liberia Land Authority Commissioner Ellen Olounfe Pratt advocates for women’s economic empowerment through land rights.
Collaborating for Change
Good Governance
2021
Identifying Africa
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick speaks with champions leading Africa’s digital transformation.
The Future of Social Investing
Impact Investing
2021
The Accidental Advocate
Harvey Koh, a managing director at mission-driven consulting firm FSG, shares his passion for driving businesses toward positive social change.
Collaborating for Change
Global Trends
2021
Listening to the Congo
Senegalese education activist Amy Sarr Fall talks to Ben Affleck and Whitney Williams about how the Eastern Congo Initiative has changed lives.
Racial Justice
The Future of Social Investing
Social Mobility
2021
The Whiteness Elephant in the Room
Cynthia R. Greenlee shines a light on the racial disparities that exist in philanthropy.
The Future of Social Investing
Impact Investing
Social Mobility
2021
Confronting Conformity: The Virgin Way
Sir Richard Branson makes the case for why business leaders need to transform our economic system and the future.
Collaborating for Change
Social Mobility
2021
The Common Thread
Robin Wright and Karen Fowler share more about how their label Pour Les Femmes is making a difference.
Impact Investing
2021
Betting on Better
GIIN’s Amit Bouri walks us through impact investing’s history and the role it could continue to play.
Global Trends
Collaborating for Change
2021
Women for Women
Patsian Low of AVPN believes women need to work together in order to close the global gender gap.
Global Trends
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Raising African Unicorns
In conversation with Okendo Lewis-Gayle on Africa’s entrepreneurial future.
Impact Investing
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Bonds Drive Impact
Social Finance’s Louise Savell on the potential that impact bonds hold.
Global Trends
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Poised for Liftoff
African Philanthropy Forum’s Mosun Layode is optimistic about the future of giving on the continent.
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Saving the Earth, One City at a Time
“Father of Earth Day” Denis Hayes challenges more philanthropists to take greater risks.
Global Trends
The Future of Social Investing
2021
Creating Sparks
Yanni Peng of the Narada Foundation reveals the development of philanthropy in China.
Global Trends
Good Governance
Social Mobility
The Future of Social Investing
Impact Investing
2020
From Band-Aids to Blueprints
Tim Hanstad writes about the value of partnerships and a systems mindset in building broad-based prosperity and well-being.
Collaborating for Change
Impact Investing
2020
The Role of Values in Philanthropic Partnerships
Olivia Leland: global collaboratives need to be anchored by core values.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
Unlikely Teachers
Co-Impact’s Rakesh Rajani shares lessons from Shakespeare, a leader, and a winning coalition.
Collaborating for Change
2020
Smart Partnerships
Iqbal Dhaliwal on the value of government partnerships.
Impact Investing
Building Back Better
2020
Practical Economics
An exclusive Q&A with Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo, winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics alongside Michael Kremer.
Social Mobility
2020
Equity is Greater
In conversation with Blue Meridian Partners’ Nancy Roob and Jim Shelton.
Global Health
2020
The Exemplar Effect
Gates Ventures’ Managing Director Niranjan Bose on global health progress and how to scale it.
The Future of Social Investing
Good Governance
2020
A New Generation Rises
Yawa Hansen-Quao, believes that a new generation of well-trained civil servants is the key to improving Africa’s governance.
Good Governance
2020
Making Progress
Liberia’s former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf champions female leaders.
Collaborating for Change
2020
If She Can See It, She Can Be It
Actor Geena Davis fights for on-screen gender parity.
Global Trends
2020
The Role of Land Rights in Africa
Dr. Monica Magoke-Mhoja, of Landesa, on the path forward.
Global Health
Impact Investing
Collaborating for Change
2020
Hollywood & Hometown Heroes
Matt Damon and Gary White recount the story of Water.org.
Global Health
Impact Investing
2020
Making Waves
Water.org’s President Jennifer Schorsch on how the organization is making waves.
Social Mobility
2020
Lessons of History
What philanthropists can learn from the Mexican Boll Weevil crisis of 1903.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
The Secret Sauce of Asian Philanthropy
Naina Subberwal Batra’s insights into social investing in the region.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
The Power of Education
Sukanto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto's life-long commitment to the educational cause.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
Sister Act
In this interview, singer and actor Holly Valance explains why she is an avid supporter of Disability Rights International.
Collaborating for Change
Good Governance
2020
Changing the Conversation
Award-winning writer Tina Rosenberg explores the role that good journalism plays in helping to build societal trust.
Good Governance
2020
The World Justice Project
It takes a multi-stakeholder approach to improve trust and access to rule of law.
Good Governance
2020
The Trust Factor
Kristin M. Lord believes that trust is the basis of all effective philanthropic relationships.
Good Governance
Collaborating for Change
2020
Combating Corruption
Gavin Hayman explains why transparency is corruption’s biggest enemy.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
Beyond Aid
Staci Warden, explains how social investors can help countries bankroll their own growth and development.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
Putting Business to Work for Good
The B Corp movement inspires businesses to think beyond profits.
The Future of Social Investing
2020
Climate Philanthropy Matters
How to invest in saving the environment.
Global Trends
2019
The Rise of the Social Investor
Richard F. Chandler writes about the new generation of philanthropists.
Social Mobility
2019
Thinking Historically About Big Bets in Philanthropy
Micah McElroy looks back at the bets which paid off.
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