Food
Achieving Greater Impact Through Model-Sharing
Even if another model isn’t quite right, the idea of model-sharing—teaching and learning lessons from others—can be enlightening.
Social Enterprise - Most Popular
Innovative ways that organizations are using and adapting business strategies to advance social and environmental well-being (more)
Philanthropy
Catalytic Philanthropy Forces Collaboration in Leadership
A look at leadership in the social sector.
Podcast
Energy
Rolf Papsdorf - Providing Environmental Sustainability Solutions
The unique advantages of zinc air fuel cells have been harnessed as an environmental sustainability measure to deliver reliable, renewable, and affordable electricity to rural communities off the grid. In this audio interview, Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman talks with 2009 Tech Award winner Rolf Papsdorf to find out how his company, Alternative Energy Development Corporation, combines sound economics, customer service, and social responsibility to tangibly improve the lives of people around the world.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Hayagreeva Rao - Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovation
Do you identify as an activist, a social entrepreneur, or both? What do they have in common? In this audio lecture sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Hayagreeva Rao, explores how the joined hands of activists, or "market rebels," shape markets, and how this promotes or blocks innovation. Rao's lessons are applicable to leaders in the nonprofit and for-profit spheres, marketers, and activists who harness collective action for institutional and social change.
Environment
Turning the Tides: The Future of Environmentally Conscious Social Innovation
A report from the global environment conference Turning the Tide.
Socially Responsible Business
Radical Transparency Will Change the World
A new counterbalance to corporate power is developing.
Podcast
Social Enterprise
Madhu Sridhar - A Social Enterprise to Reduce Hunger in India
Akshaya Patra USA is an innovative social enterprise, a food program that is changing the face of education in India. In this audio interview with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman, President and CEO Madhu Sridhar talks about how the enterprise grew from a small organization to a massive, well-run entity. She discusses its noble goals and its strategically oriented approaches to meeting high-volume demand at low cost.
Nonprofit Management
How to Start a Nonprofit Side Hustle: Know the Basics
For those looking to expand their employment options, nonprofit consulting may be the perfect option for your skills.
Philanthropy
Kiva.org: Made to Stick
A look at how Kiva created a compelling model that hooked everyday donors into their social impact world.
Social Entrepreneurship
Less What, More How: A Review of Nilofer Merchant’s The New How
A review of The New How: Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Strategy , a book on how to create and implement high-impact strategies for social entrepreneurship.