Nonprofits

Building Capacity for Hawaii’s Nonprofits

By Rosetta Thurman

Community Links Hawai'i is making the nation's island state a just, healthy, and sustainable place.

Podcast

Gary Hirshberg - Making Money While Going Green

Scientists predict that we have less than 10 years to sufficiently reduce carbon emissions to avert a total environmental disaster. Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm "CE-Yo", tells of his company's efforts over the past 25 years to reduce its environmental footprint while increasing profits. Hirshberg shares lessons from his book Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World, in this Stanford Center for Social Innovation audio lecture.

Nonprofits

Soup Kitchen Confidential

By Robert Jungerhans

To share its expertise without jeopardizing its mission, FareStart spun out a new organization.

Nonprofits

Off to Honolulu! Recommended Reading and Awesome October Conferences

By Rosetta Thurman

"Starfish" organizations are gaining the upper hand in the nonprofit world.

Government

The Extreme Cost of Extreme Politics

By Mario Morino 10

The 2009 presidential election was a divisive affair.

Podcast

Mohammed Abbad Andaloussi - Corporate Citizenship Supporting Education

Can we change the world by engaging in corporate citizenship one hour per week? Al Jisr, and its founder, Mohammed Abbad Andaloussi, are convinced that we can. In this audio interview, host Sheela Sethuraman interviews Analoussi about his efforts to improve education in Moroccan schools by involving businesses. So far, more than 100 corporations have "adopted" some 200 schools, providing volunteers, support, and a real world perspective to students.

Global Issues

Clout-Sourcing

By Marcia Stepanek 2

Social media is helping people self-assemble for social action.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits Can Work Smarter With Volunteers

By Todd Cohen 2

It's important to treat volunteers as valuable assets.

Philanthropy

They’ve Got Your Back

By Chitua Alozie

The Posse Foundation sends diverse students to college together so that they can lean on each other and lead their schools.

Podcast

Robert Klein - Proposition 71: Funding Stem Cell Research

When President Bush set limits on stem cell research in 2001, millions of families who were hopeful that such research could help alleviate the diseases of their loved ones were devastated. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation audio lecture, attorney Robert Klein discusses his efforts to author and push through legislation in California which, so far, has succeeded in advancing such research. Sharing personal and political struggles, Klein movingly underscores the urgency behind his quest.