Center for Social Innovation
by Stanford University
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Description
The Center for Social Innovation cultivates leaders who can solve the world's toughest social and environmental problems. The Center is a project of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
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Another World is Possible | International Relations, Globalization, World’s Social Forum, economics, developing nations, countries, economy, markets, entrepreneurship, corporate responsibilities, world’s issues, society, growth, developing nations, humanities, social action, systemi | 10/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fighting Corruption at Every Level | Social entrepreneurs, innovation, change, investments, business, power, governments, financing, progress, economics, resources, environment, humanities, regression, damage, violence, money, terrorism, civil services, extortion, local communities, awarenes | 10/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goals | Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial, business, community involvement, innovation, career development, extreme, poverty, universal education, non-formal, healthcare, hospitals, mortality, goal making, environment, benchmarks, development, support, nutrition, | 10/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thinking Big and Scaling Up | employee, member, health, microfinance, service, youth, children, school, education, fund, donor, market, finance, cost, goal, improve, social, help, principle, value, people, growth, develop, NGO, organization, project, expansion, scale, prevent, efficie | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Winners Don't Take All | psychology, negotiation, decision, strategy, tactic, job, terms, power, leverage, offer, sale, employment, social, skill, goal, deal, forceful, analyze, choice, experience, competition, intimidate, research, mind, attitude, study, prejudice, influence, ag | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Evidence-Based Management | idea, profit, behavior, innovation, organization, experience, service, employee, effect, impact, health, wellbeing, stress, psychology, lead, capital, policy, consult, decision, outcome, value, experiment, mindset, business, knowledge, debate, version, tr | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Civil Society in Global Governance | economy, rich, poverty, system, government, resources, transparency, international, responsive, democracy, politic, policy, structure, value, strategy, legal, legislation, labor, employment, culture, company, business, capital, participation, action, inst | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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One Laptop Per Child | value, user, company, business, hardware, software, market, MYSQL, computer, open source, program, education, responsible, change, youth, academic, investment, objective, innovation, public, non-profit, fund, project, learn, encourage, design, interface, | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Social Entrepreneur | issue, education, program, support, business, advertising, market, society, Asia, opportunity, employment, change, responsibility, moral, attitude, character, behavior, innovation, politic, progress, law, power, relationship, network, ethics, revolution, | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility | moral, business, Brazil, economy, practice, policy, international, change, right, humane, population, poverty, money, capital, power, world, care, opportunity, risk, debate, future, discussion, environment, private, struggle, production, work, labor, chil | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building Social Business Ventures | life, expectancy, death, poverty, bank, capital, loan, develop, microfinance, lend, potential, society, growth, system, policy, institution, change, innovation, begin, support, education, responsible, entrepreneur, right, income, credit, job, saving, qual | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating a Poverty-Free World | microfinance, poor, bank, entrepreneurship, innovation, progress, economic, support, capitalism, money, priority, cost, profit, business, strategy, mission, goal, loan, lend, guarantee, achievement, moral, responsibility, venture, process, company, soluti | 9/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Warming | business, pollution, environment, EPA, ecosystem, government, department, politic, obstacle, leader, resources, regulation, criticism, protection, agency, nation, improvement, progress, temperature, emission, science, greenhouse, gasses, action, change, c | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Starbucks Reinvents the International Coffee Trade | origin, Latin, product, business, responsibility, social, partner, mission, producer, company, environment, grow, agriculture, quality, sustainable, worker, price, cost, integration, supply, variety, fund, organization, premium, practice, fair, farming, m | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nonprofits of the Future | technology, social, issue, community, innovation, benefit, non-profit, creativity, progress, organization, NGO, internet, tool, research, cost, opportunity, online, effort, support, fund, virtual, user, corporation, education, public, capability, mobile, | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Do You Take Your Coffee? | Business, Economics, Leadership, Education, Finance, micro-finance, agriculture, entrepreneurship, social justice, change, fair trade, TransFair, marketplace, community transformation, compassion, capitalism, value, competitive advantage, profitability, c | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let My People Go Surfing | business, found, book, nature, product, quality, success, company, fabric, resource, clothing, sportswear, protection, design, value, responsibility, develop, profit, industry, cotton, chemical, organic, farm, taxes, sales, pollution, growth, expansion, m | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Makes Ideas Stick | order, payment, product, book, fund, advertising, act, passion, message, boundary, organization, market, language, barrier, entrepreneur, myth, story, firm, urban legend, popularity, career, term, abstract, concrete, leader, meaning, emotion, credibility, | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Internet Marketing Strategies: Extending Your Online Reach | web, site, employee, technology, fundraising, charity, primary, content, layout, design development, client, audience, goal, objective, professional, message, information, campaign, argument, fund, email, extend, expansion, strategy, community, blog, capa | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Storytelling for Good Causes | character, icon, advertising, spokesperson, innovation, economy, power, culture, memory, history, primitive, civilization, language, story, anecdote, essential, theory, foreign, fear, mob, benevolence, corruption, remember, study, child, fact, education, | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Improve Your Nonprofit Operations in Less Than Two Months | goal, development, expansion, step, help, organization, time, program, mission, protect, liability, insurance, law, rule, unemployment, economy, form, benefit, finance, provision, fraud, money, accountant, file, budget, scenario, phone, database, store, m | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Social Entrepreneurs Invent the Future | ecology, environment, pollution, nature, technology, organic, sustain, market, capitalism, responsibility, world, ecology, business, restore, industry, goal, food, population, energy, money, cost, profit, growth, recycle, advertising, message, client, cli | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Nonprofit Accountability Trap | management, business, data, interview research, leader, project, team, success, benefit, evaluation, client, communication, employee, fund, grant, challenge, obstacle, finance, output, volunteer, time, commission, web, information, support | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Microfinance: Controversies and Promises | lend, loan, bank, poor, social, wealth, class, society, cash, money, system, job, income, business, women, planning, structure, market, profit, poverty, model, family, expansion, goal, borrow, cost, network, benefit, service, MFI, local, capital, educatio | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Financial Management 101 | inequality, network, people, connection, relationship, partner, fund, invest, real estate, consult, training, strategic, regulatory, accounting, employment, income, data, decision, goal, priority, hierarchy, budget, leadership, database, search, developme | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Diversity in Fundraising | development, communication, donor, race, culture, wealth, distribution, age, grow, value, philanthropy, employee, gender, minority, expansion, connection, meaning, organization, population, background, community, prejudice, information, initiative, lead, | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The ABCs of Tax-Exempt Status | employment, charity, IRS, audit, law, education, organization, information, donor, fund, form, government, state, federal, application, screening, approve, fraud, humane, politic, election, campaign, lobby, business, advertising, income, declare, deductib | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Financing California Schools | politic, service, public, education, policy, board, invest, structure, tax, organization, fund, support, state, government, committee, deficit, grade, test, district, resource, teacher, budget, spending, database, research, decision, responsibility, debat | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Introducing the Encore Career | age, retirement, baby boom, generation, Clinton, Bush, research, innovator, prize, organization, innovation, entrepreneurship, idea, society, transformation, humane, invention, historical, stage, development, recognition, work, job, experience, phase, leg | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lens of Sustainability | corporation, experience, consult, organize, philanthropic, vacation, business, profit, money, Wal-Mart, strategy, opportunity, innovation, startup, goal, development, market, economy, product, client, nature, resource, customer, world, media, employee, wo | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Earth in the Balance | club, sustainability, environment, president, politic, candidate, personal, fund, activism, state, atmosphere, warming, education, carbon dioxide, greenhouse, study, gasses, fossil, ice, polar, melting, climate, system, current, energy, economy, technolog | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cradle to Cradle Design | industrial, revolution, nature, optimism, market, productivity, environment, toxic, pollution, contamination, strategy, plan, change, innovation, company, firm, destruction, generation, Earth, human, business, right, disease, force, responsibility, waste, | 7/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Using Supply Chain Innovations to Save Lives | business, corporate, organization, efficiency, international, humanitarian, help, private, public, sector, relief, aid, help, management, risk, profit, cost, financial, disrupt, global, preparation, logistic, fritz, institute, money, company, corporations | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Balancing Act: Speed, Agility versus Cost | humanitarian, relief, business, corporate, responsibility, risk, organization, financial, knowledge, skill, management, disruption, response, niger, therapuic feeding, Uganda, new Orleans, international, help, aid, mercy corps, development, resource, tran | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Public/Private Partnership That Works | global, world food, international, interest, efficiency, quality, Europe, benchmark, tnt express, government, sudan, refugee, cost, corporate, business, infrastructure, model, business, management, organization, supply, management, money, profile, metrics | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges | plan, emergency, business, corporate, response, CARE, supplies, chain, management, system, cost, efficiency, information, countries, gain, sudan, government, people, help, china, rights, community, crisis, development, ngo, refugee, capacity, organization | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Public and Private Partnerships for Humanitarian Disaster Relief | sector, water, emergency, business, institute, corporate, response, tsunami, organization, government, model, partnership, fritz, food, supply, aid, agency, international, chain, management, logistics, operation, money, efficiency, action item, progress, | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Business Continuity Planning: Improving GM's Risk Profile | organization, disruption, help, private, public, sector, multinational, success, challenge, information, management, enterprise, resumption, brp, safety, emergency, communication, customer, manufacture, notification, solution, problem, company, new Orlean | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Managing Risk in an Uncertain World | business, corporate, disaster, emergency, response, Katrina, cisco, organization, supply, chain, management, cooperation, corporate, red cross, shelter, product, manufacture, logistic, aid, enterprise, system, efficiency, company, disruption, surprise, i | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 39 Episodes |











