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Susan Colby - Nonprofit Management Approaches at Bridgespan Mar 31, 2008

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In nonprofit management, implementing organizational changes can be a huge challenge. In this audio lecture, Susan Colby shares the Bridgespan approach to nonprofit strategy by taking the example of one of her clients, the Harlem Children's Zone. Speaking at the 2006 Nonprofit Management Institute at Stanford, she walks her audience of high-level nonprofit executives through a rather challenging process to tactfully institute radical organizational changes.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/susan_colby_-_nonprofit_management_approaches_at_bridgespan

Robert Sutton - Building a Civilized Workplace Mar 25, 2008

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How do you spot an asshole in the workplace—or figure out whether you might be one? Robert Sutton, author of the best-selling book, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, provides a sure-fire test and offers tips for keeping your "inner jerk" from rearing its ugly head on the job. Drawing on serious research and analysis, Sutton shows his Stanford 2007 Nonprofit Management Institute audience how managers can eliminate mean-spirited and unproductive behavior.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/robert_sutton_-_building_a_civilized_workplace

Sakena Yacoobi - Creating Hope for Afghan Women Mar 22, 2008

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During turbulence and social upheaval most people retreat into themselves and focus on only one task—survival. Fortunately for the women and children of Afghanistan, Sakena Yacoobi did more. With only $20,000, Yacoobi formed what is now the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL). Until the fall of the Taliban in 2001, AIL operated underground. AIL now serves 350,000 women and children each year. Yacoobi explains her vision for AIL to Design for Change host Sheela Sethuraman as well as her incredible journey and experiences along the way.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/sakena_yacoobi_-_creating_hope_for_afghan_women

Majora Carter - Sustainability and Environmental Justice Mar 19, 2008

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In this audio lecture, Majora Carter talks about sustainability and environmental justice. Tracing the development of the South Bronx Greenway, Carter discusses community involvement within a neglected area that generates jobs, strengthens people's community spirit, and creates sustainable industries to meet the future ecological vision for New York City.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/majora_carter_-_sustainability_and_environmental_justice

Joshua Silver - Bringing Vision to the Masses Mar 17, 2008

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In the United States, at least 60% of the population wears corrective lenses. Worldwide, in contrast, only 5% of the population does. Such statistics have led Josh Silver, Oxford atomic physicist, to conclude that more than half the world needs vision correction but doesn't have access to it. In this audio lecture, host of the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford, Silver shares how he decided to "do something useful for the world" by creating specialized, liquid-filled corrective lenses that are now worn by some 26,000 people in developing countries.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/joshua_silver_-_bringing_vision_to_the_masses

Yasmina Zaidman - Using Market-Based Philanthropy Mar 09, 2008

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How can philanthropy and markets be used to promote international development? In this audio lecture, Yasmina Zaidman describes how the Acumen model supports microenterprises that are helping to alleviate poverty. She also shares the opportunities and challenges the organization faces.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/yasmina_zaidman_-_using_market-based_philanthropy

Pamela Hartigan - The Power of Unreasonable People Mar 07, 2008

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Why are social entrepreneurs sometimes considered "unreasonable," and how are they different from business entrepreneurs? In this audio interview, author Pamela Hartigan discusses with Design for Change host Sheela Sethuraman how these pesky pioneers are creating markets that are changing the world. She also talks about Volans Ventures, her new enterprise dedicated to integrating the worlds of social and environmental innovation with business-driven wealth creation.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/pamela_hartigan_-_the_power_of_unreasonable_people

Jim Lehrer, Peter J. Robertson - A Conversation About Oil Mar 01, 2008

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With crude oil over $100 a barrel and continuing to rise, concerns about increased prices at the pump and at home—intensified by political unrest in other parts of the world—have put energy issues into heightened focus for the American public. In this audio interveiw, Jim Lehrer conducts "A Conversation About Oil" with Chevron's Peter J. Robertson.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/jim_lehrer_peter_j._robertson_-_a_conversation_about_oil

Devendra Raj Mehta - Bringing Mobility to the Disabled Feb 24, 2008

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In remote rural areas in India, 18 million people suffer isolation and poverty due to their inability to work. In this audio interview, Jennifer Roberts, associate editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, converses with D.R. Mehta, whose NGO gives mobility to 20,000 people a year through the fitting of a high-tech prosthetic limb known as the Jaipur Foot. Mehta discusses the genesis of his organization, which makes the prosthesis freely available to the poor.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/devendra_raj_mehta_-_bringing_mobility_to_the_disabled

Wendy Kopp - Narrowing Educational Gaps Across America Feb 19, 2008

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In an effort to narrow the gap in educational opportunities, Teach For America currently places over 5,000 teachers in low-income and poorly performing schools across the country. Its growing corps of alumni is also taking their educational experiences into careers in law, public health, policy making, and leadership. In this audio interview, Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America, tells host Sheela Sethuraman about the history, goals, and ideals of that program.

https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/wendy_kopp_-_narrowing_educational_gaps_across_america

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