[BE4SI] What we're Substacking (July 2026)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack for social impact, philanthropy, civil society, nonprofits/NGOs, social change (and what not)
🕯 Substack is an incredible creative space and meeting point for writers from around the world. It’s also a vibrant, diverse, and growing community filled with passionate voices worth exploring. We’re sharing another edition of who (and what) we are (and have been) reading or following on Substack this month.
🧵 The list is arranged (quasi) alphabetically by writer first name (where applicable). No rankings, just thankings.
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Thanks for including me!!
Thank you for including me! I can't wait to dive into everyone else listed here as well!