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Live discussions of important social innovation topics

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Leadership

Developing a Strategy for Social Change

Presented by Paul Brest, Interim Dean and Professor Emeritus at Stanford Law School, Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Co-Director of the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Co-Director of the Stanford Law and Policy Lab.

Two-Part 180-Minute SSIR Live! Participation e-Certification Series:
Part I: Understanding Social Problems and Approaches [April 15] and
Part II: Creating and Using a Theory of Change [April 16].
This SSIR Live! series is produced in conjunction with the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University.

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Design Thinking

Design Strategies for Impactful Storytelling: From Data to Dialogue

Presented by Carissa Carter, Academic Director, Stanford d.School (the Hasso Plattner Institute for Design at Stanford University)

Two-Part 180-Minute Live Participation e-Certification Series:
Part I: Navigating Data's Design Dimension [March 26] and
Part II: Weaving Narratives With Infographics [March 28].
This SSIR Live! webinar-workshop will be highly beneficial to leaders and practitioners from nonprofits, foundations, government, business, and other social sector organizations. Whether you’re looking to tell the story of your organization’s impact, shed light on complex issues, or simply bring data to life in new and engaging ways, this workshop will provide the foundation and inspiration to do so. Join us and transform the way you see and share stories with data.

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Leadership

How to Harness Power and Be an Effective Social Changemaker

Presented by Julie Battilana, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School and Professor of Social Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School

In this SSIR Live! 90-minute program (on-demand available later), attendees will learn what successful change agents do differently, including how to harness power for a positive impact on individuals, organizations, and society

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Measurement & Evaluation

Systems Thinking for Social Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, and Policy Makers

Presented by Paul Brest, Former Dean and Professor Emeritus (active), Stanford Law School

This SSIR LIVE! 90-minute program (on-demand available later) introduces the mindsets and skills for thinking about systems and learning to map them—essential knowledge for any social entrepreneur, philanthropist, policy maker, or citizen who wants to understand how the world really works and solve just about any problem facing society.

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Design Thinking

Solving Complex Social Problems with Human-centered Integrative Design

Presented by Thomas Both & Nadia Roumani of Stanford d.School 1

Two-Part 180-minute Live Participation e-Certification Series:
Part I:
Creating a Foundation for Design Exploration 
Part II: Scope Your Project Work and Shape Your Design Process
This live webinar-workshop is developed, facilitated, and presented by Stanford Hasso Plattner Institute of Design's (a.k.a. the Stanford d.school) Designing for Social Systems Program team.

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Using Data Refineries to Drive Social Impact - Learn How!

Presented by University of Chicago's Center for Impact Sciences and Kriss Deiglmeier, Bayo (Olubayo) Adekanmbi, Mary Morris Hyde, Ludovic Breger, and Jason Saul 1

This complimentary SSIR Live! program will explore how data refineries work, what benefits they provide, and what they can do for your organization. Register for FREE for this webinar, sponsored by the Center for Impact Sciences, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago.

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Data on Purpose 2023: “Making Tech Work for Workers”

Presented by Stanford Social Innovation Review and Ford Foundation 1

This two-day open-access virtual conference we will ​​bring together some of the sharpest minds in this field to explore the risks of tech innovation that fails to serve labor, and envision what is needed to build a better, more worker-centered digital economy.

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