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Designing Tomorrow: Creative Strategies for Social ImpactThe Secret Behind High Growth NonprofitsNonprofit leaders constantly hear that diversifying revenue streams is the key to financial stability. But what if that advice isn't the whole story?Research shows that 90% of high-growth nonprofits rely on a single dominant funding source. Does that mean nonprofits should double down on one funding stream—or is there a smarter way to approach fundraising?In this episode, Eric and Jonathan break down the real reasons some nonprofits scale while others stay stuck, the risks and rewards of focusing on a single revenue source, and how to strike the right balance between sp...
2025-02-2529 min
Mission Forward with Carrie FoxRebroadcast • Communications to Bridge DividesMichael Gordon Voss is publisher at Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), and in this week’s rebroadcast from Season 6, the conversation is all about trust.See, Micheal has spent the last few decades building relationships of trust between his publications and his reading public. That experience has made him an expert in a few key areas we're eager to explore this week. What is the role of curation when it comes to using news and information in building and maintaining trust with your audience? How does the broader social sharing economy impact our ability to impact ch...
2025-02-0645 min
Business TalkDr. Marcie Bianco on Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for FreedomWelcome to the Business Talk Podcast!
Today, we are excited to have the esteemed Dr. Marcie Bianco join us.
A writer, editor, lecturer, and cultural critic, Dr. Bianco is currently the editor at the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), where she co-edits and coproduces the quarterly print magazine. In this role, she collaborates with journalists worldwide, focusing on cross-sector and philanthropic ventures, and leads initiatives on belonging, dignity, justice, and joy (BDJJ).
Dr. Bianco's impactful feminist and cultural criticism has been widely published, spanning from mainstream outlets like Vanity Fair and CNN to independent feminist and LGBTQ+ platforms such as...
2024-10-2139 min
Wise Up with OpenWaterHow to Give Back (Without Being a Billionaire)You don’t have to be a billionaire to make a big positive impact in the world. Sara Lomelin is the founding CEO of Philanthropy Together and has trained hundreds of individuals to be more philanthropic in 12 countries. Her innovative thought leadership on Giving Circles has been featured in ForbesWomen, SSIR, Alliance Magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Inside Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Quarterly. Sari will show you how easy it is to start being philanthropic right now, and how it can improve your life and the lives around you.
You don’t need to be Warren Buffett to be a...
2024-04-1232 min
(Dersten) Sonra20 | Koç Üniversitesi Efektif Altruizm Grubu (Konuk: Güney Ulaş Türker)Yeni bir seriyle karşınızdayım! Bu seride üniversitelerdeki toplulukları tanıtma ve konukların hayatlarında ne gibi katkılar sağladığı yönünde kısa ve öz sohbetler ediyoruz. İlk konuğum, Koç Üniversitesi Efektif Altruizm Grubu kurucusu ve üyesi Güney Türker. Bu podcastte, efektif altruizmin ne olduğu, gurubun ne amaçla kurulduğu ve olası üyelere ne gibi fayda sağlayabileceği yönünde sohbet ettik. Şimdiden iyi dinlemeler!
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(00:32) Güney Kimdir ve Nerede Okuyor
(00:52) Güney’in Akademik Hayatı
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2024-03-1415 min
Nonprofit Jenni Show214. Curb the Decline in Fundraising + How to Engage in AdvocacyThis week, Jenni's co-host Julia is back to talk about how to curb the national decline in fundraising and how small and medium-sized nonprofits can engage in advocacy or lobbying. We also take a Rewind back to a conversation with advocacy expert Brenda Gadd. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light's free fundraising resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — SSIR article about fundraising: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/re_embracing_the_work_of_fundraising — The NonProfit Time article about advocacy: https://thenonprofittimes.com/np...
2023-09-0441 min
Social Impact PioneersNGOs pivot towards innovation, with Isaac of Zeraki and Paul of Save the ChildrenHow can NGOs pivot towards innovation, agility and impact? Social Impact Pioneers Isaac Nyangolo of Zeraki and Paul Ronalds from Save the Children’s Global Ventures share their journey.
Faced with a rapidly changing world and the tremendous need for systemic reform, NGOs like Save the Children are venturing beyond the bounds of traditional funding models and approaches. Navigating the tumultuous waters of non-governmental organisation funding, they're pivoting towards innovation in order to achieve their ambitious missions.
Paul Ronalds joins the conversation to share why Save the Children, went on a brave journey of transformation beginning by recognising the growing li...
2023-08-0336 min
Make Your Damn Bed866 || curb cut effectthe curb cut effect takes note of the reality that when we design our infrastructure, laws, programs, and society to benefit the vulnerable, the rest of society benefits as well. RESOURCES: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_curb_cut_effect https://uxdesign.cc/the-curb-cut-effect-universal-design-b4e3d7da73f5 and https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_curb_cut_effect# and https://news.yahoo.com/curb-cut-effect-5-waysWATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemericaGET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www...
2023-07-1605 min
Do Your Good#125 Effective Funder Collaborations with Sybil & Fred Ackerman-MunsonSybil and Fred talk about the power of funder collaborations. They talk about the many different kinds of collaborations, from loose affinity groups to more focused issue focused work that funders do strategically together to make a difference. Sybil shares the conditions needed for a funder collaboration to be successful. Episode Highlights:Personal stories from Fred & SybilThe Five Conditions of Collective SuccessSybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact...
2023-04-2443 minNonprofit Jenni Show178. Donor Relations Tips + Nonprofits in the NewsWe chat with Jenni's sister, Michelle, about news stories related to nonprofits. Then we chat with Jessica Root from House of Mercy about how her nonprofit manages donor relations. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — SSIR's article on housing solutions: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/housing_and_local_solutions_elevating_what_works — Classy's report on Giving Tuesday 2022: https://www.classy.org/blog/giving-tuesday-results-2022/ — House of Mercy: HouseOfMercyVA.org — Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every po...
2023-01-0232 min
Mission to ScaleSSIR Series: Plotting Impact Beyond Simple MetricsMeasuring social impact is complex and yet, essential for organizations, investors and funders to make decisions. That is why Natasha Joshi, associate director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, encourages foundations to move away from a single metric approach when evaluating their grantees.
Today we look at a variety of impact metrics and how these interact with one another. On the show, Natasha also tells us why the role of philanthropy shouldn’t be to solve problems, but rather to enable others to do so.
Read the article written by Natasha Joshi titled “Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metr...
2022-12-1924 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: Sustainability Assurance as GreenwashingAs climate change accelerates, companies are putting sustainability assurance –a certification for the sustainable production of products and services–at the forefront of their agenda. But they often present this data in a way that makes them seem more environmentally friendly than they actually are.
Today we are discussing how sustainability reporting can be used for greenwashing. Our guests are Donna Carmichael, Kazbi Soonawalla and Judith C. Stroehle. In our conversation we talk about the lack of mandated standards for sustainability assurance. We also address the urgent need to improve these reporting practices to make informed decisions abou...
2022-12-1224 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: Philanthropic Investment in People PowerPhilanthropy has the power to make an impact by listening and supporting those they are trying to serve. For a decade The California Endowment invested $1.8 billion dollars in 14 underprivileged communities, successfully advancing their health and racial equity. Our guests today are Robert Ross, president and CEO for The California Endowment and Hanh Cao Yu, the foundation's chief learning officer. Robert and Hanh draw from their experience with the Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative. They reveal how philanthropies can create meaningful change by centering the voices of communities that have been historically marginalized.
Read the article written by...
2022-12-0536 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: You Could Spend Your Money DifferentlyHow can small funders make an outsized impact? In this episode, we explore this topic with Louis Boorstin, managing director of the Osprey Foundation.
In our conversation, Louis lays out techniques funders can use to maximize leverage and ensure sustainable change. We talk about funding systems change through collaboration and strategy alignment. Louis also shares how unconventional strategies such as providing flexible funding and engaging in high risk investments can help small foundations have a greater impact.
Read the article written by Louis C. Boorstin titled “You Could Spend Your Money Differently” here.
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2022-11-2825 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence, Now We Need to Scale ItIn this first episode of our special series with Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), we speak with Arne Duncan. Arne is managing partner at the anti-gun violence organization Chicago CRED and former U.S. Secretary of Education.
In our conversation, we talk about CRED’s multifaceted approach – one that involves working directly with the communities and people who are most likely to carry a gun or get shot. Arne also shares the research showing CRED’s potential to significantly reduce gun violence in Chicago by 80 percent and his vision for their program to be adapted in many urban...
2022-11-2129 min
Mission Forward with Carrie FoxCommunications to Bridge DividesThis episode of Mission Forward is sponsored by Unit of Impact, a powerful new platform created for small businesses interested in measuring and sharing their social and environmental impact. Listen in for a brief interview with co-founder Polina Pinchevsky at the end of this week's show. For listeners of Mission Forward, visit https://unitofimpact.com and start a free trial with 20% off any annual plan and enter the promo code EARLYBIRD2022 at checkout. Offer good through December 31, 2022.---Michael Gordon Voss is publisher at Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), and this week’s conversation is al...
2022-11-1745 min
Do Your Good#125 Effective Funder Collaborations with Sybil & Fred Ackerman-MunsonSybil and Fred talk about the power of funder collaborations. They talk about the many different kinds of collaborations, from loose affinity groups to more focused issue focused work that funders do strategically together to make a difference. Sybil shares the conditions needed for a funder collaboration to be successful. Episode Highlights:Personal stories from Fred & SybilThe Five Conditions of Collective SuccessSybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and...
2022-09-2843 min
Do Your Good#125 Effective Funder Collaborations with Sybil & Fred Ackerman-MunsonSybil and Fred talk about the power of funder collaborations. They talk about the many different kinds of collaborations, from loose affinity groups to more focused issue focused work that funders do strategically together to make a difference. Sybil shares the conditions needed for a funder collaboration to be successful. Episode Highlights:Personal stories from Fred & SybilThe Five Conditions of Collective SuccessSybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and lasting...
2022-09-2843 min
Mission to ScaleSSIR Series: Preserving Social Purpose Amid a Global PandemicThroughout the pandemic, we’ve seen ingenuity and the human strength to not only survive, but also help others along the way.
In the final episode of our special series SSIR, we’ll be diving into the story of a social entrepreneur who leveraged purpose through a crisis. We are joined by SSIR co-authors Gregory Unruh and Fernanda Arreola to talk about the social enterprise Pixza — which not only served outstanding pizza with locally grown ingredients, but served as a social inclusion vehicle for homeless adults in Mexico City.
On the show, we’ll be talking...
2022-06-2328 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: Dynamic Strategies for Successful Health CollaborativesWhat isn’t usually highlighted across mainstream media is the idea of collaboration, partnership, and the willingness of not one, but multiple sectors, to address community health and healthcare delivery. But why do some health collaboratives succeed while others fail?
In this episode, we talk to Ruth Wageman, associate of the department of psychology at Harvard University, and Gary Hirsch, an author and independent consultant based in Wayland, Massachusetts.
On the show, Ruth and Gary help us identify the conditions that make health collaboratives thrive, the challenges around funding, and the positive outcomes they hope to...
2022-06-1632 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: The Business Case for Indigenous RightsWhat are common risks to businesses that don’t respect Indigenous and tribal peoples' rights? And how can companies better understand the impact of their footprint on Indigenous peoples?
To explore these topics, we have the pleasure of talking to Moira Birss and Kate Finn. Kate is the Executive Director of First Peoples Worldwide and Moira is the Climate and Finance Director of Amazon Watch, a nonprofit that works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.
In our conversation, Moira and Kate will talk about accounting for In...
2022-06-0941 min
Mission to ScaleSSIR Series: Pacing Entrepreneurs to SuccessWhat are the benefits of supporting entrepreneurs beyond discrete programs? In emerging economies, how does the pacer model embody the entrepreneurial journey as a marathon and not a sprint?
In this episode, Sonali Rammohan and Tim Weiss elaborate on an emerging approach to entrepreneurial support, through the concept of ‘pacers.’ On the show, we discuss the blueprint for helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals through pacemaker organizations. Sonali and Tim also share the challenges of pacers and how this model can exist with traditional support for organizations.
Read the article co-written by Sonali and Tim titled “Pacing...
2022-06-0235 minMission to ScaleSSIR Series: Tech Inclusion for Excluded CommunitiesFor our first episode, we are tackling the thorny issues surrounding tech inclusion for excluded communities. We’ll be exploring the barriers that candidates from geographically segregated neighborhoods face, why common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion aren’t working.
On the show, we have co-authors Linda Jakob Sadeh, research associate at the Harry Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, and Smadar Nehab, an experienced high-tech executive and the founder of Tsofen, a nonprofit that aims to fully integrate the Arab community in Israel into the Israeli high-tech industry.
Read the article co-written by L...
2022-05-2626 min
Mission to ScaleTrailer: Special Series with Stanford Social Innovation ReviewIn our special series with Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), we will take an exclusive look at the latest social innovation research, perspectives, and case studies featured in the Summer 2022 issue of the SSIR magazine.
In each episode, hear from authors on how they took on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges — as well as their setbacks and learnings along the way.
Our special series launches on May 26th, with a new episode coming out every Thursday.
This series is a partnership between Spring Impact and SSIR and is produced by H...
2022-05-2302 min
The Caring Economy with Toby UsnikEric Nee, Editor-in-Chief of Stanford Social Innovation ReviewEric Nee is editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review, a position he has held since 2006. SSIR produces a quarterly magazine, website, webinars, podcasts, and conferences, all serving leaders of organizations engaged in social change. SSIR has partners around the world who publish local-language editions of SSIR in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese. Eric has more than 40 years of experience in the publishing industry. Before joining Stanford University, he was a senior writer for Fortune. While there, he helped Time Inc. launch eCompany Now (where he was executive editor), which later became Business 2.0. Before joining Fortune, Eric launched Forbes’s S...
2022-04-1532 min
DHBR Fireside Chat「これからの社会に広い選択肢を残したい」SSIR-J共同発起人・井上英之さん、有紀さん【タイトル】第8回「これからの社会に広い選択肢を残したい」SSIR-J共同発起人・井上英之さん、有紀さん【内容】『DIAMOND ハーバード・ビジネス・レビュー』がお送りするポッドキャストプログラム「DHBR Fireside Chat」。第8回のゲストは『スタンフォード・ソーシャルイノベーション・レビュー 日本版』（SSIR-J）の共同発起人である井上英之さん、井上有紀さんです。ご夫婦でもあるお二人は、日本のソーシャルイノベーションの草分け的存在として活躍し、スタンフォード大学との関係を深め、2022年1月に同誌を創刊しました。社会課題に取り組むリーダーに向けた媒体を立ち上げた理由に、これからの社会に広い選択肢を残したいという考え方があったといいます。【ゲスト】『スタンフォード・ソーシャルイノベーション・レビュー 日本版』共同発起人井上英之さん井上有紀さん【プロフィール】Hideyuki Inoue『スタンフォード・ソーシャルイノベーション・レビュー 日本版』共同発起人、INNO-Lab International 共同代表。慶應義塾大学卒業後、ジョージワシントン大学大学院に進学。外資系コンサルティング会社を経て、2001年、NPO法人ETIC.に参画。日本初の、ソーシャルベンチャー向けプランコンテスト「STYLE」を開催するなど、若い社会起業家の育成・輩出に取り組む。2003年、社会起業むけ投資団体「ソーシャルベンチャー・パートナーズ(SVP)東京」を設立。2005年より、慶應義塾大学SFCにて「社会起業論」などの、社会起業に関わる実務と理論を合わせた授業群を開発。「マイプロジェクト」と呼ばれるプロジェクト型の学びの手法は、全国の高校から社会人まで広がっている。2009年に世界経済フォーラム「Young Global Leaders」に選出。近年は、マインドフルネスとソーシャルイノベーションを組み合わせたリーダーシップ開発に取り組む。2022年より、さとのば大学名誉学長(Chief Co-Learner)を務める。Yuki Inoue『スタンフォード・ソーシャルイノベーション・レビュー 日本版』共同発起人、INNO-Lab International 共同代表。慶応義塾大学大学院卒業後、ソーシャルイノベーションのスケールアウト（拡散）をテーマとして、コンサルティングやリサーチに従事。スタンフォード大学（Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society）、クレアモント大学院大学ピーター・ドラッカー・スクール・オブ・マネジメント客員研究員等を経て、現職。身体からの情報を含めたホリスティックなアプローチによるリーダーシップ教育に携わる。ソーシャル・プレゼンシング・シアター（SPT）シニアティーチャー。NPO法人ミラツク理事。一般社団法人ソーシャル・インベストメント・パートナーズ理事。株式会社エッセンス取締役。【内容】0:00 オープニングトーク2:46 無意識の意識化を図るコラージュ10:20 軽井沢が生活の解像度を上げる16:30 社会を変えるから社会が変わるへ25:20 ソーシャルイノベーションの変化32:05 カリフォルニアの2年間44:33. 私を主語にするSSIR-Jの創刊53:05 「これしかない」わけではない57:25 夫婦のルールと役割分担1:05:50 これからのチームづくり1:14:20 アフタートーク：新しいメディアArtwork by Ulzanna/iStock.com,Audio by alanay, soundflower, epicstock, Aleksandar Maric © 123RF.com
2022-03-251h 25
Inside Social InnovationUncharted Ground: Powering Needs, Empowering LivesPowering Needs, Empowering Lives from Uncharted Ground, a podcast series produced by SSIR and Jonathan Levine. Each episode of Uncharted Ground tells a documentary-style story about one nonprofit or social entrepreneur’s journey to solve a daunting global problem. This episode travels to India where a social enterprise called SELCO has been transforming the lives of the rural poor with affordable solar power for 25 years. Now, SELCO is expanding its impact by helping other entrepreneurs replicate its model around the world. It’s a story full of lessons about how to design products and services that dramatically improve lives and...
2022-01-2441 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRPowering Needs, Empowering LivesSome 800 million people globally – as many as a quarter of them in India – have no access to electricity. Far more suffer routine brownouts and power cuts. The result puts the rural poor, who are most impacted, at a severe disadvantage in every way: Health-care services are crippled, education is compromised, and entire communities are cut off from modern industrial and digital livelihoods. In short, a key determinant of social equity goes missing. Harish Hande, an energy engineer, started SELCO in 1995 to pioneer the delivery of decentralized solar power to India’s rural poor. He built an entire ecosyste...
2022-01-2439 min
Bring Your Own ChairHanieh Khosroshahi: Utilizing an Intersectional LensHanieh is a senior user experience researcher and designer at YLabs, a non-profit design studio working to improve health and economic opportunity for youth. She uses Human-Centred Design to solve complex social challenges to produce impactful and equitable outcomes for communities. She is also the co-founder of Thousand&One, a social enterprise that supports women of colour to thrive in their professional lives, through community, healing, and growth.
With a background in the arts and journalism, and an MSc in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of York in England, she approaches design challenges through an inter-disciplinary and...
2022-01-1849 min
心のままにPlay with passion57) 2つの対話会に参加してみた①SSIR-Jトライアルゼミ→社会を動かすカーブカット効果-マイノリティへの小さな解決策から生まれる大きな変 ②112kt対話会→マイノリティに対する差別を生み出さない社会への挑戦 (※SSIR-J→スタンフォードソーシャルイノベーションレビュージャパンでした！音声配信にて間違って表現してしまいました。申し訳ございません。誤:スタンフォードソーシャルインベストメントレビュー)
2021-12-2909 minNonprofit Jenni Show123. Increase Your Online Donations, Endowment Funds 101, and Thoughts on NonprofitLearn how to increase donations on your website with tips from SSIR. Test your knowledge about endowment funds with this week's edition of Nonprofit Trivia. Finally, check out what this Seattle-based nonprofit has done with their salary structure! In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out: — Share your opinions about the pod for a chance to win a raffle prize! — Learn Grant Writing's free webinar on how to become a grant writer — Little Green Light's free fundraising resources — SSIR's article on digital donations —...
2021-12-1341 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRHealing From TraumaThe Northern Triangle countries of Latin America are some of the most violent in the world. El Salvador and Honduras have ranked among the highest murder rates for years. It’s not only the gang violence we hear most about, but also domestic abuse and gender-based violence. And the trauma it leaves behind has a devastating effect on entire communities, from the hospital staff who treat victims to police officers patrolling the streets—and especially on children and their ability to learn. Celina de Sola spent a career in humanitarian aid work before returning to her hometown of S...
2021-11-1835 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRFrom Plow to ProsperitySmallholder farming in Africa is a precarious existence. Low economies of scale, commodity price swings, out-of-date agronomic practices, and the effects of climate change conspire to trap farm families in a never-ending cycle of poverty. At the same time, Africa’s booming youth population is entering a saturated workforce without enough jobs to absorb them. In Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, that has led to a surge of gang violence and a wave of insurgencies over the last two decades. Kola and Lola Masha, a Nigerian-born and US-educated couple, set out in 2012 to help mitigate the s...
2021-10-1150 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRA Fair Deal for Coffee GrowersFor decades, smallholder farmers who produce the world’s supply of quality coffee in developing countries have barely earned enough to stay in business. Many have gone under. Millions of those still producing live in poverty and go hungry. Now climate change is threatening their livelihoods as well. The main problem is a supply chain stuffed with so many middlemen, each taking their cut, that only a fraction of the proceeds from pricey specialty-grade beans gets to the grower. That was the picture in Nicaragua until Rob Terenzi, Noushin Ketabi, and Will DeLuca started Vega Coffee in 2013. On...
2021-09-0733 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRThe Business of WaterNothing is more essential to life than clean drinking water. Where it’s in short supply—as in much of Africa and other developing regions—there’s opportunity for promoting good health, improving livelihoods, and making money. Jibu seeks to achieve all three through its franchises that treat, package, and distribute affordable water in the major cities of East Africa. For Jibu, selling water is ultimately a means to the end of spreading economic opportunity for the continent’s aspiring entrepreneurs. A father-and-son team, Randy and Galen Welsch, started Jibu in 2012. The social enterprise is now a leading pu...
2021-08-0235 min
Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty StahlTalent Matters Remix, Part III: Culture of Care - with Michele Booth ColeThis is the third and final episode of Talent Matters Remix, our special summer series in partnership with ProInspire, co-hosted by Monisha Kapila and Rusty Stahl.
In this episode, Monisha and Rusty talk with Michele Booth Cole, Executive Director of Safe Shores - The DC Children’s Advocacy Center, about why and how to build a nonprofit organizational culture that supports and develops employees. Michele reflects on her article, “A Culture of Care, Without Compromise,” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) Talent Matters blog series. She discusses how her experience and thinking has evolved since the piece...
2021-07-2849 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRA Global Movement for Environmental JusticeFrom coal plants to large-scale agriculture, industrial activities contributing to the environmental crisis tend to concentrate in minority communities with little power, wealth, or legal knowledge to defend themselves. The consequences to health and livelihoods are frequently devastating. To help them protect themselves, the nonprofit Namati trains paralegals to educate and organize ordinary citizens to fight for justice within the legal system and change the laws that threaten their well-being. This episode tells the story of Namati and founder Vivek Maru’s lifelong campaign to give the vulnerable a voice in the legal systems that impact their live...
2021-06-2838 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRThe Healing Force of FamilyThis is the second episode of a two-part series about raising the quality of health care in the developing world. Even before the onslaught of COVID-19, public health services in many developing countries were chronically strained by a combination of burgeoning populations, severe shortages of trained clinicians, and growing burdens of disease. Noora Health harnesses an untapped resource—the family members of hospital patients in India—by training them in simple medical skills to help their loved ones recover with fewer complications and readmissions once they return home. Noora’s standard of caregiving is already helping to restor...
2021-06-0138 min
Uncharted Ground With SSIRThe Videos Saving Lives in the Developing WorldThis is the first episode of a two-part series about raising the quality of health care in the developing world. Deb Van Dyke, a nurse practitioner for Doctors Without Borders, grew increasingly troubled over 15 years by the low quality of care provided by local health workers around Asia and Africa. So she set up Global Health Media, an international video production house, to make instructional videos customized for the developing world. They have since been used to train more than one million health workers, transforming the way frontline caregivers are learning essential skills and helping them save l...
2021-04-1631 min
Nonprofit News Feed Podcast214:(news) Nonprofit Revenge Giving for Rush Limbaugh & Nonprofit Job TrendsHosts Kariesha and Nick discuss nonprofit news highlights from 2/22/2021.
Revenge is a powerful emotion when used for giving and forgiving?
Viral Fundraiser Highlights Real Impact of Revenge Giving
Rage giving is all the rage. When Tommy Marcus, a 25-year-old University of Michigan graduate learned of Rush Limbaugh’s death, he felt it appropriate to donate to Planned Parenthood. After a screenshot of his donation to the organization went viral, the fundraiser generated more than $1.2 million from more than 44,000 donors.
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Nonprofit Jobs Not Expected To Recover for Two Years
According to a study released by Johns Hopkins University, it may take up to...
2021-02-2317 min
Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast214:(news) Nonprofit Revenge Giving for Rush Limbaugh & Nonprofit Job TrendsHosts Kariesha and Nick discuss nonprofit news highlights from 2/22/2021.
Revenge is a powerful emotion when used for giving and forgiving?
Viral Fundraiser Highlights Real Impact of Revenge Giving
Rage giving is all the rage. When Tommy Marcus, a 25-year-old University of Michigan graduate learned of Rush Limbaugh’s death, he felt it appropriate to donate to Planned Parenthood. After a screenshot of his donation to the organization went viral, the fundraiser generated more than $1.2 million from more than 44,000 donors.
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Nonprofit Jobs Not Expected To Recover for Two Years
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2021-02-2317 min
Nonprofit Lowdown#120-Leading After a Founder with Anne Eidelman and Elandria Jackson CharlesAh, founders...they are the stuff of legend. The ones who birth a nonprofit, nurture it through its infancy and watch it grow. But, what happens when founders move on? Today, we're talking with Anne Eidelman, CEO and Elandria Jackson Charles, VP of Development and External Affairs of Blue Engine about what happens when a charismatic founder moves on. What are some of the lessons learned for Anne as she stepped into the role and forged her own path forward? How did she manage board, funder, staff and client expectations and how did she become her own kind of ED? ...
2021-02-0144 min
The middle RoadEpisode 16: The middle Road interviews Erica Mills Barnhart, Founder of Claxon Marketing and Claxon UniversityIn this podcast episode, Nishant Malhotra chats with Erica Mills Barnhart, founder of Claxon Marketing and Claxon University. Erica Mills is an internationally recognized expert on how to use words to make the world a better place. The discussion entails the finer points of marketing, messaging, and mission statement for enabling social change and impact within the sustainable development sector.
Snapshot of questions with a brief note of introduction of Erica Mills. Erica wears many hats that of a Consultant, Professor, Speaker, and Researcher. She works with purpose-driven organizations significantly nonprofits in amplifying their work t...
2021-01-271h 08
Unleashing Social ChangeEpisode 36: Meredith Shockley-Smith and Elizabeth Kelly, “Reducing Infant Mortality by Following the Lead of Black Women”36: Meredith Shockley-Smith and Elizabeth Kelly, “Reducing Infant Mortality by Following the Lead of Black Women” Over the past several years, Hamilton County has moved from having one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States to being in the lower 25 percentile. While there is still so much work to be done, this staggering improvement deserves our attention. In this episode we check in with Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith and Dr. Elizabeth Kelly with Cradle Cincinnati who attribute their stunning progress on this progress to deliberately following the lead of Black women in the commu...
2020-10-2052 min
林林总总PodcastS02E07. 对话SSIR中文版：公益语境下解读“设计思维”“设计思维”是近年来创新和创意领域中的高频词，设计思维的方法也已经应用于公益慈善和社会创新领域。设计思维到底是什么？又是一个来自商业的舶来品么？公益从业者为什么要讨论设计思维？对社会创新、社会服务到底有没有价值？本期「林林总总」，我们邀请到了斯坦福社会创新评论（SSIR）中文版编辑刘新童老师和浙江大学计算机科学与技术学院副教授、“设计思维”的议题顾问张克俊老师，请他们聊一聊设计思维与社会创新的关系，以及设计思维的教育和应用。在本期节目中你将听到：-乐平公益基金引入《斯坦福社会创新评论》中文版之愿景-推广设计思维的必要性-在国内语境探讨设计思维收到的反馈-设计思维和中国传统思想的重合-为什么在设计思维的课程中，张克俊教授选择鼓励学生参与社会创新项目-国内社会创新领域运用设计思维的案例-怎样看待“人本设计”中人的复杂性-设计思维中“工程师”和“艺术家”的两面性-提出解决方案与建立影响力孰轻孰重-公益领域中运用设计思维更难或更优？-公益领域和商业领域的设计思维应该打破壁垒、建立对话-就林林总总播客本身为例，可以怎样利用设计思维-个体或机构组织怎样发展创新的思维【主持人】空空、大宝【原创音乐与制作】Wesley Chen林林总总播客由悦享新知出品，感谢收听。欢迎给我们留言分享，也可以关注我们了解更多关于悦享新知课程
2020-07-031h 15
Nonprofit Jenni Show75. How Nonprofit Advocacy Changes the Systems that Enable CrisisRecent events involving police violence, riots, and COVID-19 have forced nonprofit leaders to reevaluate their mission, programs, and operational structures, so this is the perfect time to refamiliarize yourself with the concept of advocacy. "Advocacy" is one of those words which has a bunch of different meanings, especially depending on the person you ask. This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, Jenni invites nonprofit advocacy expert Meredith Benton from the Healing Trust to explain the legal definition of advocacy and which nonprofits should engage in advocacy efforts. We also hear from Nicole Lynch, a nonprofit professional who coordinates the...
2020-06-0548 min
Inside Social InnovationStorytelling and Social ChangeThe entertainment industry has become an important partner to the nonprofit sector, inspiring people to become active around social issues such as climate, poverty, and human rights. What can campaigns for change learn from narrative storytelling experts? How can nonprofit leaders successfully partner with entertainment companies? In this recording from SSIR’s 2019 NMI conference, the writer, director, and actor Jessica Blank moderates a discussion with Nicole Starr, vice president for social impact at Participant Media; Marya Bangee, executive director of Harness; and Courtney Cogburn, associate professor at Columbia University School of Social Work. “It's about how...
2020-01-281h 07
Inside Social InnovationThe Risk and Rewards of Mergers as a Nonprofit Growth StrategyEven as nonprofits are put on the defensive by political polarization, inequality, climate change, and other threats, many of them still seek out opportunities to expand their impact. For those dissatisfied with small steps forward, mergers present the chance to leap ahead. But it won't be easy. "It takes a lot of time," says David La Piana, managing partner of La Piana Consulting. "There are opportunity costs, things you could be doing but you won't because you're dedicating energy to the merger. And it is risky." In this recording from SSIR's 2019 NMI c...
2020-01-1420 min
Inside Social InnovationScaling and InnovationScholars have noted that most new ideas are poor ones that won’t be adopted. So how can organizations integrate innovation productively and prevent it from having unintended consequences? In this recording from SSIR’s 2019 NMI conference, Christian Seelos, coauthor of the best-selling book Innovation and Scaling for Impact and co-director of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab at Stanford PACS, explores the “innovation pathologies” that can derail the best intentions. He also discusses the ways organizations such as Aravind and BRAC have sidestepped these threats by blending innovation with scaling. Seelos argues that process is what's...
2019-12-1746 min
Instruction By DesignSeason 04 - Episode 03: Forget the Instructions Manual, Use Design Thinking InsteadIn this episode, the instructional designers from Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Celia Coochwytewa, Jinnette Senecal, and Aaron Kraft) describe a problem-solving methodology known as “Design Thinking”, and explore the implications for higher education. Today’s HOT TOPIC segment is focused on National Standards for Quality Online Teaching, and how these research-based standards may support the vital work that educators do every day.
Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kume1ubuoalgsm4/InstructionByDesign_Season04Episode03_ForgetTheInstructionsManualUseDesignThinkingInstead.pdf?dl=0
Resources from the episode:
*Gardner, L. (2017, September 10). Can design thinking redesign higher ed? The Chronicle of Higher Educatio...
2019-12-0833 min
Inside Social InnovationNonprofit and Government Collaborations Move at the 'Speed of Trust'What do mayors look for and ask from nonprofit managers? What do they wish leaders in the sector would ask of them, and how can public servants and nonprofit leaders learn to better communicate and collaborate? In this recording from SSIR’s 2019 NMI conference, Mayors Libby Schaaf of Oakland and Michael Tubbs of Stockton spoke with Autumn McDonald, director of New America CA, about the best ways to build mutually beneficial partnerships between local government and nonprofits. "I've seen fear around collaboration—how is this going to take something away from me?” Mayor Schaaf says. “We have...
2019-12-0357 min
Giving ThoughtARNOVA 2019: Reflections on Academia & Practice in Philanthropy and Civil SocietyIn episode 61, Rhod reports back on a recent trip to the 48th annual ARNOVA conference in San Diego - one of the main global events for philanthropy and non-profit researchers. Including: What were the key themes being discussed at the conference? What came up in the main plenary debate on “promises and perils of philanthropy in a polarized world?” Highlights from other paper sessions and debates, including: Findings on public trust Young people’s attitudes to charity representations on social media A fascinating historical example of radical movement funding How representative bodies can shape our understanding of what the ch...
2019-11-2752 min
Social Change Leaders PodcastHow to Develop and Lead with a Mindset for Social InnovationMore information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net In this episode, we discuss something central and critical to social innovation - mindset. In order to best leverage socially innovative ideas and energy, we all need to collectively embrace a mindset for it. Specifically, you will: Understand what mindset is and why it matters Hear about why a mindset for social innovation is important to anyone who wants to create a better world Learn about the 6 key characteristics of someone with a social innovation mindset Learn some first steps so you can work toward a stronger soc...
2019-11-2123 min
Possibility HoursNeetal Parekh - Finding Common GroundNeetal Parekh is the Founder of Innov8social. She is a social impact ecosystem builder and licensed attorney, with expertise in digital strategy, storytelling, and communications.
Neetal is the author of book 51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship, host of The Impact Podcast by Innov8social, convener of Impactathon®, and a frequent speaker, facilitator, and moderator on topics including social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and ways entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and consumers can build and strengthen ecosystems for social impact.
Neetal has been a speaker at SXSW, Net Impact, Stanford Law School, Santa Clara University Law School, Berkeley Law School, Ge...
2019-10-2832 min
Legal Growth#3 | Legal Design: Estratégia para soluções de problemas.O terceiro episódio do Preâmbulo Play já está disponível. Com o tema Legal Design: Estratégia para soluções de problemas. Este podcast aborda as maneiras de aplicar princípios do design em outras áreas de negócio, principalmente no direito, tendo como pilares a simplicidade, experiência do usuário e o foco no ser humano e na inovação.
Com Ana Paula Ulandowski Holtz, Advogada especializada em design centrado no usuário; e Gláucia de Salles Ferro, Doutora em Design e consultora empresarial com foco em estratégia por meio do design thinking.
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2019-10-101h 04
Inside Social InnovationTransforming Programs Through Predictive AnalyticsPredictive analytics can help organizations iterate rapidly, become more transparent and precise, and pinpoint opportunities to address inequities in their work. In this recording from our 2019 Data on Purpose conference, Parag Gupta, vice president of the Stupski Foundation, and Jeff Gold, assistant vice chancellor at California State University, share a case study of how public higher education institutions are successfully using predictive tools to increase graduation rates and close the achievement and opportunity gaps between low-income and underrepresented minority students and their peers. In 2018, after using these tools, Cal State graduation rates were the highest they’ve ev...
2019-07-1537 min
Inside Social InnovationBuilding a More Ethical BlockchainBlockchain can help with a variety of social and economic challenges—from securing identity for refugee or homeless populations to minimizing the presence of conflict diamonds in the industry’s supply chain. But at the end of the day, technology is just a tool serving an end, and one that must be handled carefully to manage the values embedded within it. In this recording from our 2019 Data on Purpose conference, Cara LaPointe, senior fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, shares questions and concepts from her Blockchain Ethical Design Framework to help...
2019-07-011h 00
Inside Social InnovationStrengthening Data Capacity in the Social SectorWhat can help the social sector go big on data in the right ways? For one, organizations should stop underestimating their capabilities. And for another, they should build their data strategy around deeper strategic goals as opposed to funding opportunities. In this recording from our 2019 Data on Purpose conference, Kevin Miller, civic technology manager from the Microsoft Cities Team, Aman Ahuja, a data consultant, Kathryn Pettit, principal research associate at The Urban Institute, and Kauser Razvi, principal of Strategic Urban Solution, share their advice and concerns, emphasizing the importance of building a data culture over technical expertise.
2019-06-1949 min
Inside Social InnovationA Hippocratic Oath for Our Digital LivesWhat responsibilities do we have as individuals, organizations, and a society for how we conduct ourselves online? In this recording from our 2019 Data on Purpose conference, Henry Timms, president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and former president of 92Y, offers a pledge—a Hippocratic Oath of sorts—to help social sector leaders create digital communities that give people a meaningful role in our society. “We need to move past the 'move fast and break things' philosophy and shift to 'move thoughtfully and improve things,'” Timms says. “People want to be part of a larger m...
2019-05-2931 min
Inside Social InnovationCritical Skill for Nonprofits in the Digital Age: Technical IntuitionIn a world where the pace of organizational learning is often slower than the pace of technological change, activists and nonprofit leaders must develop their “technical intuition.” Not everyone needs to become a tech expert, explains Alix Dunn, of the consulting firm Computer Says Maybe, but this ongoing process of imagining, inquiring about, deciding on, and demanding technological change is critical. In this recording from our 2019 Data on Purpose conference, Dunn walks through her guidelines to help anyone to develop these skills. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/critical_skill_for_nonprofits_in_the_digital_age_tech...
2019-05-0725 min
Inside Social InnovationMacArthur Foundation Program Leader Reflects on Lessons From 100&Change Grant CompetitionIn 2016, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, launched 100&Change—a new grant competition, that would award $100 million to an organization with the best proposal to help solve a critical social problem. The foundation awarded the grant to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces Sesame Street and other children’s educational programs, in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. The grant supports programming to educate young children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle East. MacArthur is now accepting applications for a second $100 million grant. In this episode, Priss Benbow, a fellow at Stanford’s Distin...
2019-04-2338 min
Seedpod35: Aunnie Patton Power - The rules need to changeThis week I have the pleasure if sitting down with Aunnie Patton Power to discuss her view on our current financial models, innovation coming out of South Africa and some of her experiences as a women in the Impact Investment arena. Aunnie is a global thought leader on Impact Investment, Innovative finance and Technology for Impact. She works with organisations across the globe, has been published by leading publications including WEF and SSIR, and currently resides as a lecturer at the GSB in Cape Town.
2019-04-221h 25
Inside Social InnovationSesame Workshop, Winner of 100&Change Grant Competition, Discusses What’s NextIn 2016, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, launched 100&Change—a new grant competition, to award $100 million to an organization with the best proposal to help solve a critical social problem. In 2018, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces Sesame Street and other children’s educational programs, was named the winner in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. The grant supports programming to educate young children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle East. In this episode, Priss Benbow, a fellow at Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute, speaks with Sherrie Westin, president of Global Impact and Philan...
2019-04-0927 min
Inside Social InnovationBuilding a Communication Strategy for Diversity and InclusionCommunication strategy can’t be an afterthought for organizations that want to fully embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. It requires a careful examination of words, images, ideas, and narrative framing. Where should you start? Using insight from systems thinking and social, behavioral, and cognitive science, Ann Christiano and Annie Neimand describe how to craft stories and multimedia experiences that disrupt bias and drive social change. They present four questions to help develop an effective communication strategy—a “back-of-the-envelope” framework they also outlined in an article for SSIR. Christiano holds the Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest...
2019-03-261h 14
Inside Social InnovationGetting Local: Collaborating With Communities of Color“Community-centered” approaches to social change are nothing new. But the term has become a buzzword in the professionalized social impact world, and strategies intended to elevate the needs of grassroots movements often miss the mark. How can nonprofits do better at treating the people they’re trying to support as partners instead of patients? How can organizations shift their approaches from advocating for a population to advocating with them? Darnell Moore, head of strategy and programs for the US office of the human rights organization Breakthrough discusses these issues with: Coya White Hat-Artichoker, founder of the First Nation...
2019-03-1247 min
Inside Social InnovationDismantling Invisible Barriers to CapitalResearch shows that when talented social innovators lack “invisible capital”—the so-called right pedigree, right passport, right skin color, right gender—they may fail to get the attention and investment they need to succeed. How can leaders in philanthropy improve access to capital? What tools can help nonprofit leaders overcome these barriers and get the support they need? Social entrepreneur, author, and Stanford University lecturer Kathleen Kelly Janus leads a discussion about these questions with Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey, Whitman Institute Co-executive Director Pia Infante, and California Endowment CEO Robert Ross. “Philanthropy is reinforcing many of th...
2019-02-261h 02
Inside Social InnovationNavigating Double Jeopardy in the Social SectorBlack women face racial and gender stereotypes and biases that often keep success in the hands of the few—and their experiences working in the social sector are no exception. To understand the unique set of racial and gender barriers—coined “double jeopardy”— that stymie black women, listen to this discussion from Makiyah Moody, senior consultant at La Piana Consulting; Tyra Mariani, executive vice president of New America; Crystal German, principal of Prosperity Labs; and Ify Walker, founder and CEO of Offor. They provide insight into everything from survival strategies to creating more inclusive work environments. “In my da...
2019-02-1150 min
Inside Social InnovationHow Client Feedback Helped Transform a Houston Health AgencyDue to her father’s work as an engineer, Paula John moved around a lot in her youth. She often felt seen but not heard in the relationship with her dad. With her own family, she tried hard to listen, and she expected the same consideration from her local Houston health agency, she told former NPR host Bill Littlefield. When she reached out to the agency for help with an illness, and it sent her home empty-handed after a four-hour wait, she gave it harsh feedback. “She was right,” said Cathy Moore, executive director of Epiphany Community Health Outreach Servic...
2019-01-2909 min
Inside Social InnovationIncreasing Equity and Inclusion in the ArtsWhat practices make the arts more or less inclusive? At Stanford Social Innovation Review’s 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute conference, leaders from three San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations discuss how they are shaping both their organizations and their performances to make them more diverse and welcoming to all. “That's the next big shift if we are to survive—to go into the community, knock down those norms, and be something that is accessible,” said panelist Tim Seelig, artistic director of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Nayantara Sen, manager of cultural strategies with Race Forward moderate...
2018-12-201h 08
Inside Social InnovationFormer Prisoner Pays Forward the Gift of Being HeardWhen Shannon Revels came home to Oakland after nearly 15 years in prison, he found his criminal record made it difficult to get a job. But through the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), he found a role first as a janitor then resident services counselor in transitional housing for the formerly homeless. In this interview with former NPR host Bill Littlefield, Revels discusses the importance of his being heard by a teacher he met in prison, giving feedback to CEO and seeing it acted upon, and how he created ways to listen to his residents and dignify their suggestions with...
2018-11-2707 min
Inside Social InnovationRewriting Our Cultural Narrative for a More Just SocietyThe nonprofit Color of Change was formed after Hurricane Katrina to use online resources in the fight for the rights of Black communities in America. Since then, Color of Change has grown into the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, with more than 1.4 million members. Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, spoke at our 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute conference about the nature of political and cultural power and the importance of continually assessing the nonprofit sector's efforts to bring about change. Robinson says, “We have to continue to challenge and ask ourselves, ‘What are we winning?’” Addi...
2018-11-0635 min
Inside Social InnovationThe Tenuous Relationship Between Technology and Social InnovationTechnology can magnify the power of grassroots organizing and social innovation, but it can sometimes bring about societal harm, whether intentionally or not. At SSIR’s 2018 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, Rob Reich, a Marc and Laura Andreessen faculty co-director of Stanford PACS, explores the implications for the social sector and free speech in conversation with Kelly Born, a program manager at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative, and Arisha Hatch, a managing director of campaigns at Color of Change, the largest online racial justice organization in the United States. They touch on topics incl...
2018-08-2852 min
Inside Social InnovationFostering a Human-Centered Approach to Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligence (AI), once a niche discipline within computer science, has blossomed over the past decade—including in the social sector. In this recording from our 2018 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, Johanna Mair, academic editor at SSIR and a professor at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, speaks with AI expert Lab Fei-Fei Li about the growing importance of AI to the social sector and the imperative to improve representation within the community of AI technologists. Li is an advocate of “human-centered AI”—an approach emphasizing human psychology, augmentation rather than replacement, and social and human impact—and in 2017, s...
2018-07-3136 min
Inside Social InnovationEmbracing Emerging Technology for Social ChangeEmerging technologies like biotech and artificial intelligence have the potential to transform so many of the systems that make up the world around us. At our 2018 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, Katherine Milligan, who directs the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship spoke with a few savvy social entrepreneurs who are harnessing these tools for social impact right now. Milligan speaks with Keller Rinaudo, CEO and cofounder of Zipline, which is using drones to deliver blood and medicines to remote parts of the world; Kristin Richmond of Revolution Foods, which is using data and technology to increase access to fre...
2018-07-1758 min
Inside Social InnovationEnding Slavery and Child Labor in Global Supply ChainsIn the mid-1990s, NGO activists began shining a spotlight on the concentrated use of slave child labor in Pakistan to produce soccer balls for the global market. The attention prompted the industry to make deep changes in its supply chain to eliminate the problem. Today, the campaign is viewed as a model for improving labor standards, with the gains a result of government, NGO, and donor involvement. And yet human trafficking, modern slavery, and child labor remain pressing concerns in many industries’ global supply chains. At SSIR’s recent Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, Siddharth Kara, who directs the prog...
2018-07-031h 05
Inside Social InnovationCreating Enabling Environments for RefugeesAccording to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 65 million people around the world have been forced from home—the highest levels of displacement on record. In her recent SSIR article, “Let Refugees Be Their Own Solution,” Emily Arnold-Fernandez, executive director of the nonprofit Asylum Access, and Brian Rawson, the organization’s associate director of advocacy and communication, make the case that better policies in host countries can enable refugees to rebuild their own lives and contribute to host economies. Priss Benbow, a fellow at Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute, interviews Arnold-Fernandez about what enabling environmen...
2018-06-1933 min
Inside Social InnovationTackling Cyber-hate in Silicon ValleyAs director of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Silicon Valley-based Center for Technology and Society, Brittan Heller oversees efforts to track cyber-hate, and works in partnership with technology companies and law enforcement agencies to reduce bigotry and promote justice and fair treatment in online environments. At a time when tech companies are struggling to respond to the rise of online hate speech and cyber harassment, the ADL is attempting to take a proactive approach. At SSIR’s 2018 Data on Purpose conference, Kim Meredith, executive director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, spoke with...
2018-04-1937 min
Inside Social InnovationHow Big Indicators Can Help Solve Global ProblemsTo solve “wicked problems” like deforestation and persistent poverty, we not only need better data but also better indicators to identify problems and patterns in real time. Planet Inc., a geospatial organization that has deployed the largest constellation of Earth-observing satellites in history, is leading the way—using data insights to help solve these complex global problems. At our 2018 Data on Purpose conference, Andrew Zolli, Planet’s vice president of global impact initiatives, discusses what he sees as the coming age of “big indicators.” Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, computer vision, crowdsourcing, and other related analytical approaches are converging...
2018-04-0552 min
Inside Social InnovationHow Nonprofits Can Find Data-driven SuccessGood ideas and intentions are not enough to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Many early-stage organizations fail because they lack the tools they need to grow—especially when it comes to collecting data and measuring impact. Data is essential for nonprofit scaling because it not only attracts funders but also allows organizations to prove and improve on their mission. In this recording from our 2018 Data on Purpose conference, Kathleen Kelly Janus, a social entrepreneur, Stanford lecturer, and author of Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference, shares insights on t...
2018-03-2232 min
Inside Social InnovationData Privacy and Security: From Mandate to MissionSocial sector organizations are increasingly under pressure to better protect the privacy and security of their data. How should they examine their data governance practices to align with the demands of governments, their constituents, and their mission? At our 2018 Data on Purpose conference, Lucy Bernholz, a senior research scholar at Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and the director of the Digital Civil Society Lab explored this topic with Alix Dunn, executive director and co-founder of the Engine Room, a nonprofit that helps activists and other organizations make the most of data and technology to in...
2018-03-0858 min
Inside Social InnovationDebating the Role of Philanthropy in DemocracyGiven the largely unaccountable position of power held by philanthropists, what role should they play in democratic societies? In this recording from the 2017 Philanthropy Innovation Summit, hosted by Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Rob Reich, a Marc and Laura Andreessen faculty co-director of Stanford PACS, facilitates a conversation with Reed Hastings, cofounder and CEO of Netflix, and Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. They discuss their differing approaches to charitable giving and grantmaking and how in their own ways they aim to inspire public confidence that they are learning from mistakes and im...
2018-01-2545 min
Inside Social InnovationReigniting Leaders’ Passion to Advance EquityNonprofit leaders can’t continue to do the same things and expect different results in their work to help move the United States toward greater equity. In this podcast from our 2017 Nonprofit Management Institute, PolicyLink President Michael McAfee (@mikemcafee06) shares his perspective on being both angry and excited about the changes America needs to make—and using both of those emotions in a productive way. Before taking the helm of PolicyLink, McAfee was the inaugural director of the racial- and economic-justice research organization’s Promise Neighborhoods Institute. Before that, he was a senior community planni...
2017-12-2842 min
Inside Social InnovationLeading Through Turbulent TimesSince its founding in 1913, the ADL has fought against the defamation of Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. That mission has kept Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) very busy over the past two years. His tenure has coincided with the 2016 US election, a rise in hate crimes and hate groups, and an increase in cyber-hate. In this podcast from our 2017 Nonprofit Management Institute, SSIR Senior Editor David Johnson (@contrarianp) interviews Greenblatt about leading the organization through turbulent times and fostering a culture of innovation within an established organization. During...
2017-12-1440 min
Inside Social InnovationShifting Philanthropy to a Justice-Minded ApproachYouth, families, and residents are the leaders of their own destinies, and yet public institutions oftentimes don’t reflect the demographics of their communities and are not guided by strategies defined community members. In this podcast from our 2017 Nonprofit Management Institute, Paola Peacock Friedrich, a consultant with Achieve Mission, interviews Dorian Burton (@Dorian_Burton), assistant executive director and chief program officer at the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, and Brian Barnes (@BCBBarnes), a speaker on the topic of responsiveness to education and health in communities. Barnes and Burton argue for the importance of shifti...
2017-12-0140 min
Inside Social InnovationBridging the Climate Change Investment GapOur Winter 2018 cover story, “The Investment Gap that Threatens the Planet,” takes a detailed look at investments in discovering and developing new solutions to address climate change. It finds that such investments are woefully low and have even been falling in recent years. The article concludes that philanthropists are particularly well-suited to bridging this investment gap in the market. On this related podcast, David Johnson (@contrarianp), senior editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review, interviews Sarah Kearney (@swoodkearney) and Scott Burger (@burgersb), who co-authored the article along with Fiona Murray and Liqian Ma. Kearney is the founder and exec...
2017-11-1527 min
Experts OnlyAlicia Seiger, Deputy Director of the Stanford Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and FinanceWe are joined this week by Alicia Seiger Deputy Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and Managing Director, Precourt Institute Clean Energy Finance Initiative. Alicia leads the center’s work to develop and deploy financial innovations for philanthropic and long-term sources of capital to catalyze a rapid decarbonization of the global economy. This week’s conversations focuses on the evolution of the academic thinking on climate and finance and what’s driving the business case for investing in clean energy.
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2017-10-3026 min
Disruptive ConversationsEp. 46: Think big, start small, and work together. A Disruptive Conversation with Nick Scott.In this thoughtful episode, I speak with Nick Scott the Director of Open Government and Innovation in New Brunswick, Canada. In this episode, referencing Zaid Hassan, Nick makes the point that the original sin of complex challenges is the belief that you can change things without changing yourself. This is a wonderful and insightful episode on innovation within government. A word that is not usually associated with the public sector, but Nick break some myths and misconceptions here. One of the main things we discuss is the role of open government in the future of public sector and decision-making.
2017-09-0341 min
Inside Social InnovationLearning How to Listen to BeneficiariesIn this session, Valerie Threlfall discusses the Fund for Shared Insight‘s largest grant program, Listen for Good, which provides grants and technical assistance to dozens of nonprofits to build high quality feedback loops with those they serve. Two Listen for Good grantees, Krystle Onibukon of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula and Brad Dudding of the Center for Employment Opportunities, also talk about their experience with the program. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/learning_to_listen_to_beneficiaries
2017-06-2659 min
Inside Social InnovationUnlocking Data and Unleashing Its PotentialData has the potential to help fuel social change across the world, yet many relevant datasets remain locked away and siloed across government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations. What kind of collaboration does it take to make this data available to different actors working to create change? In a series of TED-style talks, Melinda Rolfs of the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, John Wilbanks of Sage Bionetworks, Greg Bloom of Civic Hall Labs and Open Referral, and ST Mayer of Code for America talk about how to develop not only the right tools, but also the right relationships...
2017-06-051h 36
Inside Social InnovationPrediction vs. Bias in Data: A DebateThis panel from our Do Good Data | Data on Purpose conference features conference co-hosts Lucy Bernholz of Stanford PACS and Andrew Means of Uptake, along with Stanford education professor Candace Thille, and Kristian Lum, lead statistician at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group. The discussion focuses on the advantages and drawbacks of using data to analyze social trends in areas including higher education and criminal justice. View the slides from this presentation here. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/prediction_vs._bias_in_data_a_debate
2017-05-2913 min
Inside Social InnovationSoftware for Good: Empowering the Social Sector Data RevolutionLeading for-profit companies thrive by embracing data insights to drive increased efficiency, effectiveness, and scale. They view information and analytics as core strategic assets in running a modern business. In this talk from our 2017 Do Good Data | Data on Purpose conference, Jim Fruchterman, founder and CEO of the tech nonprofit Benetech, argues that the social sector must follow these companies’ lead. Drawing from his 2016 SSIR article “Using Data for Action and for Impact,” Fruchterman leads a discussion about how nonprofits can embrace the “Software for Good” movement characterized by data-driven decisions to better serve communities. https://ssir.org/podcas...
2017-05-1541 min
Inside Social InnovationBuilding a Culture of Opportunity Within Disadvantaged CommunitiesIn his talk from SSIR‘s 2016 Nonprofit Management Institute, Derrick Braziel looks at how connecting people with the right resources and training, and building a culture of opportunity from within communities, can enable unlikely entrepreneurs, revitalize neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty. Urban communities across America are experiencing an unprecedented renaissance. But this boom threatens to displace long-time residents, who are typically lower income and people of color. Braziel talks about how his organization, MORTAR, uses entrepreneurship to encourage redevelopment without displacement, providing the opportunity for long-time residents to grow with their swiftly changing communities. The or...
2017-04-1042 min
Inside Social InnovationThe Evolving Role of Social InnovationHow can the social sector develop to meet new and ongoing challenges in the 21st century? And how can individual social entrepreneurs and organizations find their place within this changing environment? In the concluding session of our Frontiers of Social Innovation forum, Zia Khan, vice president for initiatives and strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses questions such as these with Johanna Mair, academic editor at SSIR and professor of management, strategy, and leadership at the Hertie School of Governance. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/the_evolving_role_of_social_innovation
2016-08-0237 min
Inside Social InnovationWhat Have We Learned About Fighting Poverty?Organizations around the world spend billions of dollars each year trying to lift people out of poverty. Despite the best of intentions, many of these efforts fail, and many others achieve less than optimal results. But some organizations have successfully designed, funded, implemented, and scaled impressive anti-poverty interventions. In this panel, SSIR’s Eric Nee talks to leading experts from three. Asif Saleh, senior director of strategy, communications, and empowerment at BRAC, talks about what the world’s largest NGO has learned about scaling up programs. Yale economist Dean Karlan outlines lessons that Innovations for Poverty Action, the...
2016-06-201h 26
Inside Social InnovationPractice Safe Stats! A PSAIn the opening keynote at SSIR‘s February 2016 Data on Purpose conference, Jake Porway shares best practices for data storytellers and shows why knowing what the data is or is not saying is critical to creating ethical and accurate visualizations. Among other things, he explains the pitfalls of pie charts, why you should be wary of word clouds, and why good data storytelling ultimately means good statistics. He also argues that the real power of data storytelling lies not just in reporting on past activity, but in making decisions that drive decision-making in the future. Porway is th...
2016-05-1036 min
Inside Social InnovationWhose Story Are We Telling?In the closing keynote of SSIR‘s February 2016 Data on Purpose conference, which was themed around “Telling Great Stories With Data,” Andrew Means looks at the importance of using storytelling to raise funds and motivate teams—but also the risks of telling the wrong stories. He argues that in a world increasingly reliant on data, we need to be able to accurately quantify organizations’ impact, and be careful about when and how we turn to dramatic, unrepresentative stories. Andrew Means is the cofounder of The Impact Lab, a data science shop that works with nonprofits, foundations, and government...
2016-04-2835 min
Inside Social InnovationUsing Data to Create Social ChangeIn the opening keynote of SSIR’s 2015 Data on Purpose conference, Nancy Lublin shares how she mobilized DoSomething.org around data. She discusses the mistakes she has made, the lessons she has learned, and how she believes that data can be a powerful force for social good. Lublin served as DoSomething.org’s CEO from 2003 to 2015. She is the founder of Crisis Text Line, where she currently serves as CEO, and the creator of Dress for Success. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/using_data_to_create_social_change
2016-04-2152 min
Tonspur N - Der Podcast zu Nachhaltigkeit und CSRFolge 11: Ein ganz besonderer Raum für SozialunternehmerInnenDie Folge 11 der Tonspur N widmet sich ein weiteres Mal dem Thema Social Entrepreneurship. Diesmal im Gespräch mit Matthias Reisinger, einem der Gründer des Impact Hub Vienna. Wir sprechen über die Entstehungsgeschichte dieses ganz besonderen Raums für SozialunternehmerInnen, geben Tipps für den Einstieg, betrachten die Rahmenbedingungen in Österreich und haben natürlich am Schluss auch wieder einige Veranstaltungshinweise vorbereitet. Weiterführende Links dieser Ausgabe: Verso http://www.verso.de/ Buchpräsentation “CSR & Stakeholdermanagement” https://www.fh-krems.ac.at/de/aktuelles/artikel/buchpraesentation-csr-und-stakeholdermanagement/ Impact Hub Vienna http://vienna.impacthub.net/ Artikel Impact is the new mobile http://techcr...
2016-04-0438 min
Social Entrepreneur033, Cathy Clark, CASE i3 Initiative on Impact Investing | Leading at the Intersection of Ideas, Organizations and CapitalCathy Clark first came to my attention as the coauthor of the book The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism. However, as she tells me in this interview, she had an early start to social entrepreneurship.Cathy grew up in inner city Philadelphia. While still a high-school student, she helped her father create a program that prepared students for college. Through this experience, she learned that social outcome is the result of a well-run organization. Through her career she has had stops at the Aspen Institute, Markle Foundation, Flatiron Partners, Columbia University and...
2016-01-1839 min
Social Entrepreneur012, Roger L. Martin, Rotman School | Changing the World One Model at a TimeRoger L. Martin has spent his career attacking models that don’t produce the desired results. I first became aware of Roger L. Martin’s work when I was the Global Head of Learning & Development for Diversey, Inc. My CEO at the time, a former Proctor & Gamble executive, taught me Roger’s cascading choices framework as a method for setting and maintaining strategy. He had first learned it from A.G. Lafley, the CEO of P&G. Later, Roger Martin partnered with A.G. Lafley to write Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works. It is one of the books...
2015-11-3042 min