Articles P6990
Innovating the White House
How the next president of the United States can spur social entrepreneurship.
Podcast
Yasmina Zaidman - Using Market-Based Philanthropy
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.
Podcast
Pamela Hartigan - The Power of Unreasonable People
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.
Nonprofits
Do You Have Nonprofit Navel-Gazing Syndrome?
Don't assume your donors share your view of the world.
Podcast
Jim Lehrer, Peter J. Robertson - A Conversation About Oil
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.