Past Events

Conference overviews, sessions, and speakers from previous events

Frontiers of Social Innovation

May 3-5, 2016 Stanford, CA
Darren Walker, Raj Chetty, Angela Glover Blackwell, and others
On May 3-5, 2016, SSIR hosted leaders from around the world at its inaugural Frontiers of Social Innovation forum to discuss the most recent research and thinking on the causes of social inequities, and, importantly, the approaches and programs that are proving to be most effective at creating a more economically just world.

Data on Purpose: Telling Great Stories with Data

Feb. 9-10, 2016 Stanford, CA
Jake Porway, Andrew Means, Lucy Bernholz

This conference discussed how organizations can build powerful narratives with the support of data.

Nonprofit Management Institute 2015

Sep. 9-11, 2015 Stanford, CA
Barbara Bush, Andrew Zolli, Heather McLeod Grant, Pat Christen
The tenth annual Nonprofit Management Institute explored how leaders could build resilience in their organizations, communities, and in themselves.

Data on Purpose: Creating Social Change with Data

June 2-3, 2015 Stanford, CA
Jake Porway, Andrew Means, Jim Fruchterman, and Nancy Lublin
Data for social change is one of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the social sector. Learn how to productive use of it, guard it, and share it.

Videos

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Social Media on Purpose 2014

May 22, 2014
Beth Kanter

The 2014 edition of this conference explored how social media can be used strategically to advance an organization's mission.

Podcasts

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