California’s Stem Cell Initiative - A Bridging the Gap Panel

Luther Ragin, Jr. - Is Grantmaking Enough? A Case for Mission-Related Investing: Luther Ragin, Jr., Vice President of Investments for The F.B. Heron Foundation, explains how the mission-related investment approach can harness a foundation's financial power to maximize its social return. From the Center for Social Innovation at... by Inside Social Innovation

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Dean Kamen - Heinz Award Winner Series: Dean Kamen has literally changed the world by turning breakthrough ideas into practical products. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Kamen discusses the power of technology to change society. He also talks about what it takes to... by Inside Social Innovation

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Zach Warren - Laughter in a Time of War: In 2005, marathoner, juggler, and unicyclist Zach Warren traveled to Afghanistan to help children recover from the traumas of war, as part of the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children. In this audio interview, Warren shares with Globeshakers host Tim... by Inside Social Innovation

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Darrell Hammond - The Importance of Play for Children: Play affects children's quality of life. Yet, in many communities, schools, and families, this element has been pushed to the back burner. In an audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Darrell Hammond envisions a great place to play within... by Inside Social Innovation

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Alex Lindsay - The Next Generation of Digital Craftsmen: As "chief architect" of PixelCorps, Alex Lindsay created a guild for the next generation of craftsmen: digital craftsmen. In this audio interview, Lindsay describes to Globeshakers host Tim Zak how PixelCorps is currently transferring skills in... by Inside Social Innovation

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Andrew Zolli - Globeshakers with Tim Zak: Futurist, design strategist, and author Andrew Zolli specializes in helping people and institutions see, understand, and act upon complex change. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Zolli discusses some of the grand challenges... by Inside Social Innovation

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Gail Neudorf - Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges: Speaking at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Gail Neudorf talks in this audio lecture about some of the challenges and issues faced by humanitarian disaster relief operations. by Inside Social Innovation

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Adele Martz - Business Continuity: Improving GM’s Risk Profile: Adele Martz explains in this audio lecture how risk management puts GM at a competitive advantage to an audience of disaster relief operation actors gathered for the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar. by Inside Social Innovation

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John Rickard and Jon Olson - Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Relief: Jon Olson has put Intel's supply chain expertise at John Rickard's disposal to bring his organization, International Rescue Committee, to the next level. Speaking together at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, they explain in this... by Inside Social Innovation

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California’s Stem Cell Initiative - A Bridging the Gap Panel: In the 2004 general election, California voters approved Proposition 71 by a vote of 59 percent. The initiative established a $3 billion bond measure to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and fund stem cell research in... by Inside Social Innovation

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Marty Ashby - The Future of Jazz: As executive producer of MCG Jazz, Marty Ashby works with musicians who often devote their proceeds to a community arts and vocational training center in Pittsburg, Penn. In this audio interview, Ashby charts for Globeshakers host Tim Zak his career... by Inside Social Innovation

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Kent Thiry - From Demoralization to Living Community: DaVita is the largest independent provider in the United States of dialysis services to people with chronic kidney failure. In 2000, DaVita was being investigated by the SEC and sued by shareholders. In this audio lecture recorded at Bridging the Gap,... by Inside Social Innovation

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Jed Emerson - Value Creation: The nonprofit sector delivers social value and the for-profit sector delivers economic value, right? Wrong! Speaking at Bridging the Gap, the 2005 Stanford Net Impact conference, Jed Emerson argues that value is non-divisible, whole, and blended. In... by Inside Social Innovation

45 min listen

Dr. Paul Farmer - Partners In Health: Recipient of the 9th Annual Heinz Award for the Human Condition, Paul Farmer is a medical doctor and a professor of anthropology at Harvard's medical school. He shuttles between Harvard and Haiti, where he maintains a practice at Clinique Bon Saveur,... by Inside Social Innovation

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Leslie Lamb - Managing Risk in an Uncertain World: In this audio lecture, Leslie Lamb shares her company's approach to risk management with some of the main actors in humanitarian disaster relief operations gathered at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar. by Inside Social Innovation

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Don Gould - Pure Water 4 All: When people ask Don Gould how he knows that his product works, he answers: "Because babies stop dying." As part of a social enterprise consortium, Gould, who is both a product designer and ceramicist, helped to design and deploy simple, effective... by Inside Social Innovation

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Bill Strickland - Globeshakers: On Pittsburgh's gritty north side, just down the street from where he grew up, Bill Strickland has created a youth development and adult training center like no other. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Strickland talks about the... by Inside Social Innovation

27 min listen

Greg Steltenpohl - Tales from the Trenches: As the founder of Odwalla, Greg Steltenpohl created what has become one of the leading U.S. suppliers of fresh juice and beverages. In this audio lecture, Steltenphohl reminisces about how he started up his company, and reflects on the importance of... by Inside Social Innovation

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Debra Meyerson - When Personal and Corporate Values Are at Odds: Changing the status quo in major organizations may seem overwhelming. Debra Meyerson offers the 2005 Stanford Net Impact conference audience strategies to effect change from within through tempered radicalism. In this audio lecture, she shares... by Inside Social Innovation

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David Bornstein - How to Change the World: David Bornstein is a leading expert on the global rise of "social entrepreneurism." In this audio interview, Globeshakers host Tim Zak asks how we would know a social entrepreneur if we saw one on the street. More important, why should we care? Who... by Inside Social Innovation

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Corporate Philanthropy - Bridging the Gap Conference: How can philanthropy mesh with a company's core strategy? In this panel discussion, executives from cutting-edge corporate donors share the various strategies used by their companies to serve societal needs. They consider issues such as the value... by Inside Social Innovation

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Ludo Oelrich - A Public-Private Partnership that Works: "Moving the World" is a partnership between logistics company TNT and the United Nations World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian aid agency. Together they provide food aid to an average of 90 million people, including 56 million hungry... by Inside Social Innovation

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Lynn Fritz - Using Supply Chain Innovations to Save Lives: In this audio lecture, Lynn Fritz, a few days after hurricane Katrina hit, shares his vision for the enhancement of disaster relief operations to a floor of highly engaged humanitarian disaster relief actors gathered at the Stanford Effective... by Inside Social Innovation

40 min listen

Greening the Supply Chain - Bridging the Gap Conference: How did Patagonia make the transition to using 100% organic cotton in its product line? In this panel discussion from Bridging the Gap, the Stanford 2005 Net Impact Conference organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Randy Harward... by Inside Social Innovation

24 min listen

Community Foundations - Bridging the Gap Conference: Community foundations have become an increasingly common outlet for charitable giving and activities in the United States. In this panel discussion, community foundation leaders discuss innovative models for turning dollars into social change, as well... by Inside Social Innovation

54 min listen

William McDonough - Environmental Sustainability and Green Design: When it comes to environmental sustainability, William McDonough is nothing less than a hero for the planet. In this audio lecture, he discusses how he has designed eco-friendly buildings with unique properties, such as the ability to produce oxygen.... by Inside Social Innovation

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Strategic Philanthropy - Bridging the Gap Conference: A new generation of innovative philanthropists is helping to transform charitable giving. This panel discussion highlights the philosophy of three young, but outstanding, organizations in the strategic philanthropic field. Panelists emphasize the... by Inside Social Innovation

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Bill Drayton - Entrepreneur for Society: An entrepreneur combines the vision to see the next thing over the horizon with the restless energy and problem-solving skills needed to set that change in motion. These qualities are shared by business and social entrepreneurs alike, representing a... by Inside Social Innovation

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International Coffee Markets - Bridging the Gap Panel: Over 125 million people rely on coffee for their livelihood. What are Starbucks, the Fair Trade certification, and other nonprofit initiatives doing to help them out of the coffee crisis? This panel discussion describes the mechanics of the global... by Inside Social Innovation

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