Technology
A Witness to the Egyptian Revolution
Conversations Network Executive Direct Doug Kaye share the story of his trip to Egypt as the country began its possible revolution
Podcast
Tag: Internet
Philanthropy
Philanthropy’s Buzzwords of the Decade
The 10 phrases I have chosen to show the steady rise in market-based solutions for social problem solving, technology’s infiltration of all things fund raising, and a shift in attention from local to global.
Technology & Design
The Dragonfly Effect
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
Social Innovations
Stopping Child Porn
Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.
Nonprofits
New Media: Hype vs. Real World Success
If you shut out the clamor and look dispassionately at the communication hurdles that confront you, it’s not at all clear that new media is delivering on its promise.
Human Rights
Drowning Out Hate
The website Not In Our Town is combating prejudice by broadcasting anti-hate stories and campaigns.
Social Innovations
A Look at “I Live in the Future and Here’s How It Works” by Nick Bilton
Insight into the malleability of data, and the need for stories and filters, are as relevant to those in philanthropy as they are to car salesmen, reporters, film makers, and fiction writers.
Podcast
Education
Using Technology to Achieve Ambitious Goals: NewSchools Venture Summit Panel Discussion
Opportunities for learning are now available 24/7/365, as students utilize technology to interact with, learn about and communicate with the world. Mindful of this, educational entrepreneurs have found ways to integrate technology to add breadth and depth to a student’s experience. In this panel discussion, Gary Knells speaks on how the multi-platform approach of Sesame Street Workshop has become a gamechanger for early childhood education. Katie Salen discusses how teachers connect to their students in the digital age at Quest to Learn. Joel Rose transforms the old classroom with new models that offer personalized instruction for students. Milton Chen closes by sharing examples of 21st century innovations in education, which can be further explored at Edutopia.org and in his recently published book, Education Nation. They spoke at the NewSchools Summit, an event convened by the NewSchools Venture Fund. This podcast is sponsored by Social Innovation Conversations.
Business
Digital Job Creation for Youth
We need new ideas and models in digital work that can be scaled to meet global outsourcing demands.
Corporate Philanthropy
Do No Evil
Google DotOrg launched in 2004 with bold ambitions and almost $1 billion in seed funding. But the results have been less than stellar.