Articles P7310

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Faith in Fair Trade

By Kathryn Wolford & Lisa Bonds 1

How Lutherans are transforming their love of coffee into global good.

Chip Heath - Social Enterprise and Great Ideas

In the world of social enterprise, why do some ideas survive and others die? Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Chip Heath reveals the secret in this audio lecture. He provides frameworks and advice to help social innovators launch their endeavors.

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Green Fire

By Laila Weir

A Chilean firewood certification program spares both the air and indigenous business.

Andy Goodman - Storytelling for Good Causes

When nonprofits set out to look for funding they usually start with a PowerPoint presentation and hard-to-articulate data about the issue they are trying to address. In this audio lecture, Andy Goodman argues that all they have to do is tell a story. Goodman addresses social innovators over the age of 60. His ambition is nothing less than to inspire the generation of baby boomers to contribute their experience to a better world.

Marc Freedman - Social Entrepreneurship and the Encore Career

Social entrepreneurship is now a path for many in the second half of life, proving that retirement can be a time of creativity, invention, and contribution, not decline. In this audio lecture, social innovator Marc Freedman discusses the huge untapped resource in potential retirees who are finding new ways to use their experience to tackle important social problems. Freedman shares the story of the creation of The Purpose Prize, a three-year initiative to invest in these new pioneers.

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The People’s IPO

By Anne Stuhldreher

Lower-income patrons of Market Creek Plaza can now invest in the shopping center.

Gary Hirshberg - Social Entrepreneurs Invent the Future

Can businesses deliver strong returns to shareholders while also promoting the health of people and the planet? In this audio lecture recorded at Bridging the Gap, the 2005 Stanford Net Impact conference, Gary Hirshberg, the phenomenally successful pioneer of the organic foods industry, utters a resounding yes.