Writings
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—William Wordsworth
​Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
Liz Ruedy, Tom Glaisyer & Rachel Reichenbach
May 8, 2025​
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The social sector needs new models for understanding what impact might be possible when the systems we operate in fall apart.
Rachel Reichenbach, Jewlya Lynn, Jen Heeg
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This article explores the journey Humanity United went through in 2020, focusing on the disruption as a moment to bounce forward rather than trying to preserve the past. We found ourselves rethinking our old ways of seeking to change systems and embracing the future as emergent and unpredictable. We leaned into foresight, complexity science, and emergent strategy as tools for tackling this uncertainty. We pushed ourselves at all levels of leadership and staff to understand our role, our power, and how to show up differently with our partners in the systems we collectively seek to transform.
Rachel Reichenbach
Transitioning funding from one program area to another is difficult. But using an old tool in a new way allows donors to position a field for continued success.
Cynthia Muller & Rachel Reichenbach
Human rights funders should consider impact investing as a powerful complement to grant making and other forms of philanthropic support.
