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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Expecting Returns - Bridging the Gap Conference: For years, many believed that socially responsible investments could simply not hold up to traditional investments. In this panel discussion from the Stanford 2005 Net Impact Conference, organized by the Stanford Business School, social capital market... 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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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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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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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

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Corporate Environmental Footprint - Bridging the Gap Conference: As the world awakens to the challenges of global warming and water shortages, corporations slowly recognize the reduction of their environmental footprint as a significant component of corporate social responsibility. This panel discussion explores... by Inside Social Innovation

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Measuring Social Impact - Bridging the Gap Conference: Measuring the social impact created by philanthropic projects has forever been the nonprofit sector's philosopher's stone. This panel discussion, at the Stanford 2005 Net Impact Conference sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business,... by Inside Social Innovation

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Panel Discussion - Bridging the Gap Conference: From clean water to disease control and global climate change, a new breed of business people is designing sustainable solutions to promote international development and reduce global poverty. Hear from the leaders in this panel discussion about how... by Inside Social Innovation

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Al Gore - Fostering Enviornmental Sustainability: The industrialized world is on a collision course with nature, says environmental sustainability hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore. In this audio lecture, he presents the realities of global warming with alarming clarity and conclusiveness and... 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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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

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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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Will Rogers - Environmental Conservation: An area the size of Connecticut is being developed every year. That's how fast nature is being lost to concrete in the world today. In this audio lecture recorded at Bridging the Gap, the Stanford 2005 Net Impact conference, Will Rogers discusses... by Inside Social Innovation

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Corporate Social Responsibility - Bridging the Gap Panel: In the past few years, several international reporting standards have emerged. But are they actually changing corporate behavior? With particular emphasis on labor standards, this panel discussion explores the effectiveness of current efforts to... by Inside Social Innovation

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The Next Social Leaders - Bridging the Gap Conference: In this panel discussion, social entrepreneur veteran Laura Scher and more recent entrants, Kirsten Gagnaire and Jenny Shilling Stein, offer advice on what it takes to create a successful for-profit or nonprofit organization with a social purpose. The... by Inside Social Innovation

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Nonprofit-Private Alliances - Bridging the Gap Panel: The corporate world is oftentimes approached for favors, but very few evolve into mutually beneficial alliances between nonprofits and private-sector companies. As described in this audio lecture, First Book's Kyle Zimmer and Disney executive Kathy... by Inside Social Innovation

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