In 1982, ophthalmologist Oliver Foot founded Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a unique mobile teaching facility housed in a DC-10 jet aircraft. In this audio interview With Globeshakers host Tim Zak, he discusses how his organization brings dedicated eye care professionals to the developing world to restore eyesight through surgery and other treatments.
Measuring the social impact created by philanthropic projects has forever been the nonprofit sector's philosopher's stone. This panel discussion, at the Stanford 2005 Net Impact Conference sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, highlights innovative examples of measurement systems and explores some of the complex problems that arise when attempting to apply metrics to social impact.
Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
What gets lost when donors follow their own hearts instead of recipients’ needs.
How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.
Socially responsible brands that merge with multinationals may be abandoning their principles
