SSIR's mission is to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge.

With print and online articles, webinars, conferences, podcasts, and more, SSIR bridges research, theory, and practice on a wide range of topics, including human rights, impact investing, and nonprofit business models.

[citation needed] SSIR frequently publishes in-depth series[4] in partnership with organizations such as the Bridgespan Group, Mission Investors Exchange,[5] BBB's Give.org,[6] Third Sector Capital Partners, and The Communications Network.

[7] SSIR aims to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge.

In 2017, SSIR launched a local-language partnership with the Leping Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, to produce copies of the magazine in book form translated into simplified Chinese.

To that end, SSIR accepts submissions for six types of editorial articles (Book Review, Case Study, Feature, Field Report, Viewpoint, and What's Next) for their quarterly print edition.