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Podcast

Jane Leu, Chuck Slaughter, and Morgan Simon - Starting and Growing a Social Enterprise

With the Obama administration's focus on social enterprise as a means of solving some of our most pressing problems, the social entrepreneur has emerged as the chief change agent of our time. In this panel discussion, part of the Stanford 2009 Entrepreneurship Week, leaders of several vital organizations talk about the motivations, successes, and challenges associated with running a social enterprise. They consider what the economic downturn has meant to their missions, and they offer practical advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Podcast

Mark Levine - China’s Environmental Sustainability Myths Dispelled

Like Russia, China has been a huge and inefficient user of energy for decades. Now, however, the country is cleaning up its act. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Mark Levine, Lawrence Berkeley Lab energy group director, dispels common American myths about China's energy and environmental practices, demonstrating that the country is becoming surprisingly progressive. He touches on areas such as subsidies, pricing, and emissions policies.

Global Issues

Medicare Saves Lives

By Alana Conner

Patients insured by Medicare are less likely to die within a week of hospital admission than their slightly younger counterparts.

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Social Innovations

The Madoff Philanthropic Implosion

By Max L. Kleinman

With many in the community losing their savings in the Madoff scandal, Jewish philanthropies took a hard hit.

Diversity Brings the Dollars

By Alana Conner

More diverse workplaces have higher revenues, more customers, larger market shares, and greater relative profits.