Inside Social Innovation

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Randy Komisar - Online Capital Markets for Philanthropy Jun 07, 2009

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How do we create an efficient capital market for philanthropy? What are the best ways to marry program evaluation with powerful dynamics among online giving places? What role should public policy take in all this? In this free-ranging audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Randy Komisar offers a venture capitalist's perspective on these questions and more.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/randy_komisar_-_online_capital_markets_for_philanthropy

Panel Discussion - Skoll World Forum: Nationality and Nationalism Jun 02, 2009

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Social enterprise can both ease the terrible consequences of the insularity inherent in nationalism, and enhance the positive opportunities for social change within established heritage and cultural traditions. In this panel discussion, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, experts consider topics ranging from multiculturalism within countries to cross-national and international cultural challenges and opportunities.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/panel_discussion_-_skoll_world_forum_nationality_and_nationalism

Rob Reich - Tax Incentives for Philanthropy Jun 01, 2009

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Given current tax laws, $300 billion in charitable dollars can end up costing the U.S. Treasury $50 billion in lost income. Should taxable income exclude charitable contributions? In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Stanford political philosopher Rob Reich asks some tough questions, ultimately proposing a new way of looking at tax incentives to support the nonprofit sector.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/rob_reich_-_tax_incentives_for_philanthropy

Mark Kramer - Moving From Insight to Action May 25, 2009

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At its worst, program evaluation is a useless activity that generates lots of boring data and irrelevant conclusions. But at its best, argues Mark Kramer in a talk he gave at the 2008 Nonprofit Management Institute, it can be a strategic tool for the genuine improvement of a nonprofit. He offers exemplars of organizations that have used evaluation effectively to advance their missions.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/mark_kramer_-_moving_from_insight_to_action

John Podesta - Responding to Climate Change May 20, 2009

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To support environmental sustainability and reduce or even stop the threat of global warming, the first line of defense is to avoid using fossil fuels in the first place. In this university podcast followed by questions from the audience, John Podesta suggests that this can be done by focusing on greater energy efficiency—both at personal and policy levels.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/john_podesta_-_responding_to_climate_change

Laurie Marker - Environmental Sustainability for the Cheetah May 18, 2009

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The threat of animal habitat loss is one of the major issues in the environmental sustainability arena. In this audio interview by Sheela Sethuraman, Laurie Marker of the Cheetah Conservation Fund talks about a multi-pronged effort including habitat restoration, resource management education, and job creation to address that threat to cheetahs, in particular. She describes the creative measures she has taken to save cheetahs and improve the lives of the people who live near them.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/laurie_marker_-_environmental_sustainability_for_the_cheetah

Neal Denton - Nonprofit Collaborations in Disaster Response May 17, 2009

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Nonprofit management faces one of its biggest challenges in the arena of disaster relief. In this audio interview, Neal Denton, senior VP of government relations and strategic partnerships at the American Red Cross discusses the value of his organization's relationship to the Partnership for Disaster Response. He discusses plans for strengthening this relationship and the role of the private sector in disaster response.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/neal_denton_-_nonprofit_collaborations_in_disaster_response

Panel Discussion - Biofuels for Environmental Sustainability May 12, 2009

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Biofuels offer an environmental sustainability substitute against petrol-based fuels such as gasoline, yet they are still expensive to produce and are causing a steep inflation in food prices the world over. This panel discussion of experts debates the root causes of the increase in food prices, and the need to tackle the economic and political side effects of biofuel production.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/panel_discussion_-_biofuels_for_environmental_sustainability

Jeff Patrick - Social Networking for Nonprofits May 10, 2009

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MySpace, Flicker, YouTube, and Facebook are big brands and major movers in the commercial, social networking world. In this audio lecture recorded at the 2008 Nonprofit Management Institute, an event convened by the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Jeff Patrick of Common Knowledge shares how nonprofits can use such tools—and customize their own—to capture constituencies and raise funds. He further shows where social networking is headed so that nonprofits can begin to incorporate it into their long-term horizons.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/jeff_patrick_-_social_networking_for_nonprofits

Jennifer Aaker - The Psychology of Giving May 04, 2009

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Research shows that spending time and money on others makes people happy—so why don't more people donate to or volunteer for nonprofits? In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Stanford marketing professor Jennifer Aaker offers insights into the phenomenon. She then turns those insights into lessons in nonprofit management that organizations can use to create compelling ways for more people to give financially and personally to the causes they care about.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/jennifer_aaker_-_the_psychology_of_giving