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"The defining challenge for this new generation of billionaire philanthropists is therefore not simply determining what to fund but how to exercise influence in a society where trust is fragile and legitimacy cannot be bought."
— Priya Shanker of @stanfordpacs.bsky.social
New in @ssir.org, Stanford PACS Executive Director Priya Shanker discusses the roles of civic leadership and foundation expertise in this evolving era of billionaire #philanthropy ⤵️
"The big thing that has changed is we do not know what to teach our children anymore. During the era of job training and apprenticeships, we knew what to teach our children. During the era of Sputnik, we knew what to teach our children..."
"The defining challenge for this new generation of billionaire philanthropists is therefore not simply determining what to fund but how to exercise influence in a society where trust is fragile and legitimacy cannot be bought."
— Priya Shanker of @stanfordpacs.bsky.social
This thorough SSIR article (free link) features our refugee investment funds at Kiva Capital, which has sought to demonstrate the creditworthiness of refugees and internally displaced people, and expand their access to legitimate and fair capital markets
"We hadn’t done user research or tried to optimize an experience. We had identified an invisible social rule that every previous intervention had either missed or accepted as fixed. And then we designed a mechanism that worked with the culture, instead of against it.
That’s norm design."
Investing in refugee-led enterprises, companies supporting refugees, and the communities welcoming them can transform tragedy into economic and social gain for all.
Read this new in-depth feature from our Summer 2026 issue.
"Our schools of education must be explicit with students and faculty that they educate as if democracy depends on it."
—Opinion by @catherinelhamon.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Edley Center on Law and Democracy via @ssir.org: https://bit.ly/4uMoEpS
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How can today's mega-rich philanthropists build a new generation of civic institutions and infrastructure?
Join us tomorrow for an SSIR author conversation with Sarah Cone, author of our latest cover story "Why Don't Philanthropists Build Anymore?"
stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
To solve problems that don't want to be solved, design for the unspoken social conventions that hold them in place.
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As humanitarian aid agencies buckle under the collapse of financial support, the private sector must step in to invest in refugees and integrate them into the economy. We review three models of succes...
Preparing young people to participate and govern means moving beyond entrusting civic learning to a single course in high school or an elective on campus.
"The defining challenge for this new generation of billionaire philanthropists is therefore not simply determining what to fund but how to exercise influence in a society where trust is fragile and legitimacy cannot be bought."
— Priya Shanker of @stanfordpacs.bsky.social
Investing in refugee-led enterprises, companies supporting refugees, and the communities welcoming them can transform tragedy into economic and social gain for all.
Read this new in-depth feature from our Summer 2026 issue.
How can today's mega-rich philanthropists build a new generation of civic institutions and infrastructure?
Join us tomorrow for an SSIR author conversation with Sarah Cone, author of our latest cover story "Why Don't Philanthropists Build Anymore?"
stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
ssir.org
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
As humanitarian aid agencies buckle under the collapse of financial support, the private sector must step in to invest in refugees and integrate them into the economy. We review three models of succes...
