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William F. Meehan III - Making Markets Work For Philanthropy
When it comes to online giving market places, the adage is: If you build it, few will come. So how do you drive enough people to such online spaces to make them work? In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, William Meehan, McKinsey senior director, talks about the opportunities and challenges in making online giving marketplaces successful, and what lies ahead in this new philanthropy field for organizations dedicated to making a genuine sustained impact in communities.
Social Innovations
Why Innovation Matters
Nonprofits
Resourcefulness Can Boost Nonprofit Advocacy
Premal Shah - A Wild Ride - Creating a New Marketplace
Kiva has created an online marketplace that allows ordinary citizens through responsible investing to help specific entrepreneurs around the world thrive with as little as $25. How did Kiva get the critical mass it needed to make its operations a go? How does it work with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and lenders through the online format? In this talk, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Kiva President Premal Shah talks about how the organization got started, how it functions, and how it plans to grow.
Jacqueline Novogratz - Patient Capital in International Development
Neither markets nor philanthropy alone are sufficient to help the world's poorest people. In this audio interview with host Sheela Sethuraman, Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund, describes how a combination of patient capital plus management support is making a difference in tackling poverty in Africa and Asia. Novogratz shares experiences and anecdotes from her recently published book, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.
Nonprofits
Fundraisers Should Get More Respect
Nonprofits
The Power of Vision: Review of The Pollyanna Principles
"For social benefit organizations to truly "work" we all need to be part of the design, the process, the success." -the author
Nonprofits
New Publication: Merge Minnesota, a Great Resource to Any Nonprofit Investigating Mergers
Merge Minnesota: Nonprofit Merger as an Opportunity for Survival and Growth published by MAP for Nonprofits proves a useful source of information about the merging process of nonprofits.
Randy Komisar - Online Capital Markets for Philanthropy
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.