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Podcast
Tom Tierney - Pursuing Social Enterprise, Making a Difference
When you begin to wonder - Am I in the right job? - it may be time to try social enterprise on for size. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Tom Tierney shares how he threw caution - and a big salary - to the wind when he first decided to found the Bridgespan Group. He talks about his challenges, fears, and ultimately, triumphs in establishing this organization dedicated to helping nonprofits and philanthropy achieve breakthrough results.
The Nonprofit Institutional Dilemma and More on the Future of Infrastructure Organizations
What does the future hold for nonprofit infrastructure groups?
The High Cost of Playing It Safe
How Healthy Families showed there's no way private philanthropy can pick up after a government retreats; what can nonprofits do to address this situation?
Podcast
Social Responsibility and Purpose Beyond Age 50 - Civic Ventures 2009 Innovation Summit
What does social responsibility look like after age 50? In this panel discussion, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, academic experts talk about how they've found meaning in their own lives, and what their research reveals about how others may take advantage of a long lifespan to make purposeful contributions to society. How is the new move toward "encore" careers helping people find motivation in the second half of life, and how are economic realities impinging on the dream of unlimited opportunity?
How to Help Haiti
How donors can more effectively provide long-term support in rebuilding Haiti after a devastating earthquake.
Haiti Relief Shows Digital Giving’s Potential
The massive charitable response to the devastation in Haiti should be a wake-up call for the charitable marketplace.
Strength Through Flexibility
Over the past 17 years, the Forum for African Women Educationalists has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries.
Podcast
Ellen Goodman - Civic Ventures 2009 Innovation Summit
When it comes to aging baby boomers, "the personal is political" is still a strong rallying cry for people engaged in social enterprise. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Center for Social Innovation, the ever-lively Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman looks at redefining aging and how we may continue to make meaningful contributions to our families, communities, and country into the elder years.