Philanthropy
Our Global Warming Equivalent
As government shrinks funding for the needy, who will pay for social services?
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Social Innovations
Innovation vs. Execution
We know what needs to be done more than we have the will to make it happen.
One Buyer at a Time
Aid organizations help build small businesses build capacity without asking whether people want the businesses’ products. As these stories show, successful programs start with real buyers.
Podcast
Sojeila Maria Silva - Financial Management 101
The most useful financial statements are those that clearly convey information to their stakeholders in the simplest format possible. In this audio lecture, financial consultant Sojeila Maria Silva shares her wisdom from 18 years of management experience. Speaking at the 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp, she covers different approaches to financial management, what finance and budgets entail in real terms, and how to analyze most commonly used financial statements.
Networks for Good Works
Successful social innovators nurture close ties between members and infuse their networks with a common set of values.
Podcast
Heather Carpenter and Jennifer Chien - Improve Your Nonprofit Operations
In this audio lecture, Heather Carpenter and Jennifer Chien offer a wealth of practical advice and concrete steps to establish basic organizational procedures and best practices for young nonprofits. Speaking at the 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp, they map out the tasks in key areas such as insurance, human resources, finances, fundraising, and board relations to help executives in start-up nonprofits strengthen and simplify operations, freeing up valuable time to focus on the programs they care about.
Podcast
William McDonough - Environmental Sustainability and Green Design
When it comes to environmental sustainability, William McDonough is nothing less than a hero for the planet. In this audio lecture, he discusses how he has designed eco-friendly buildings with unique properties, such as the ability to produce oxygen. He urges his audience of Stanford Graduate School of Business students to set goals not toward an efficient bottom line of doing the wrong thing less badly, but rather toward the effective top line of doing the right thing.
Philanthropy
Eight Questions Reporters Should’ve Asked About the Buffett Donation
The new power of the Gates Foundation warrants examination by everyone affected - all of us.
Social Innovations
Capitalizing on Convergence
Nonprofits and businesses are converging - in the value they create, the stakeholders they manage, the organizations they form, and the financial instruments they use.
Podcast
What Does It Take to Get Off the Ground? - Net Impact 2005
Have you ever thought about launching your own social venture? Are you curious if you have what it takes to become a social entrepreneur? What funding sources are available to you? What are the challenges of running a social venture? This panel discussion brings together people from both sides of the "start-up" fence—those who started with large financial backing and those who had none.