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Ethan Zuckerman - Bringing Technology to Africa

As a technologist, Ethan Zuckerman has spent much time working with the new generation of African entrepreneurs, programmers, organizers, and young people who are hooking up their continent to the Web. In an audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Zuckerman explains how these new netizens are changing the way villagers and urban dwellers learn, organize, network, and face the challenges of poverty, AIDS, political strife, and making a living.

Postcards from the Nonprofit Congress

By Albert Ruesga 2

Creating a policy platform for the nonprofit sector.

A New Role for Nonprofits

By Mark Kramer & John Kania 2

Sidebar to "Changing the Game:" tips for nonprofits when creating a partnership with a company.

Creating Game-Changing CSR

By Mark Kramer & John Kania 1

Sidebar to "Changing the Game:" tips for developing a CSR program.

Changing the Game

By Mark Kramer & John Kania 2

Leading corporations switch from defense to offense in solving global problems.

Crisis Mentality

By Keith Epstein 1

Why sudden emergencies attract more funds than do chronic conditions, and how nonprofits can change that.

Giving Donors Control

By Dan Gordon 1

A United Way affiliate has boosted fundraising by breaking the rules.

Shipping Companies to the Rescue

By Marguerite Rigoglioso

Business steps in to help overtaxed airports in the wake of natural disasters.

Podcast

Ludo Oelrich - A Public-Private Partnership that Works

"Moving the World" is a partnership between logistics company TNT and the United Nations World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian aid agency. Together they provide food aid to an average of 90 million people, including 56 million hungry children, in more than 80 countries. Speaking at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Moving the World Director Ludo Oelrich explains in this audio lecture how the benefits of this association play out both ways.

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John Rickard and Jon Olson - Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Relief

Jon Olson has put Intel's supply chain expertise at John Rickard's disposal to bring his organization, International Rescue Committee, to the next level. Speaking together at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, they explain in this audio lecture how the supply chain knowledge and frameworks developed in a corporate environment can go a long way when applied to the logistic issues faced by humanitarian disaster relief agencies.