Philanthropy
Community Advisory Committees in Health Foundations
A look at how community advisory committees are faring in the health field.
Articles P6960
Podcast
Michael Sandel, William Haseltine - Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering
Scientific advances have opened previously unimaginable possibilities in the realm of human reproduction. Determining the sex of an early-stage embryo, or shifting the pre-conception arrangement of chromosomes in favor of certain outcomes, further opens the door to sex selection. By various means, it is becoming feasible to genetically engineer a child with specific qualities. In this audio lecture, Michael J. Sandel and William Haseltine debate the moral and ethical implications of such actions.
Philanthropy
Is Philanthropy Going Open Source?
Building blocks for bringing open source principles to philanthropy.
Podcast
Susan Colby - Nonprofit Management Approaches at Bridgespan
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.
Philanthropy
Inequality in Giving—Interview with Rob Reich, Author of “A Failure of Philanthropy”
Too little charity actually reaches the needy.
Nonprofits
Five Steps Out of Stupid Fundraising
Make your fundraising more relevant to the new generation of donors.
Social Innovations
Moral Hazard
The financial crisis threatens hopes to expand opportunities for underprivileged young people, but we can't afford not to invest in them.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Robert Sutton - Building a Civilized Workplace
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.
Podcast
Sakena Yacoobi - Creating Hope for Afghan Women
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.