Social Innovation Live: Center for Social Innovation (CSI)

Social Innovation Live


	Philanthropy and the Free Market in Education What can the for-profit market bring to K-12 education reform, and how can philanthropy help such efforts? Gisèle Huff, executive director of the Jaquelin Hume Foundation, discusses the foundation's investment strategy. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Grassroots Philanthropy in Schools Charles Best talks about how he started DonorsChoose, an online charity that allows anyone to buy classroom supplies for public school teachers, and what some of its challenges have been along the way. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Connecting Nonprofits Craigslist founder Craig Newmark discusses how he started CraigConnects, chose areas to support, and selected nonprofits to focus on through his new philanthropic organization. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Social Entrepreneurship in Education Good education should be a right, not a privilege. So says Piyush Mangukiya, founder of EducateNCare.com, an innovative online tutoring program for students. In this audio interview, Mangukiya describes how this unique enterprise is bettering the lives of children around the world through quality education and assistance. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Bringing Fair Trade to Indigenous Farmers Alberto Irezabal discusses Mats'il Maya, a micro-industry co-op, which organizes indigenous coffe producers so that they ar enot subject to pricing abuse. Specifically, Irezabal talks about the process for organic and fair trade certification, the establishment of coffee stores in Mexico City, and goals for expansion. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Pairing Nonprofits with Professionals Founder and CEO of Catchafire, Rachel Chong, describes how Catchafire matches professionals with nonprofts and social enterprises in need of their skills. She also discusses the founding and funding of Catchafire. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Promoting Philanthropy Through Collaboration Aaron Hurst discusses his organization, Taproot, which is a nonprofit that makes business talent available to organizations working to improve society. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	International Development and Entrepreneurship Nicolas Shea, innovation advisor to the Chilean minister fo economy talks about Start-Up Chile, a new program in which the government is offering $40,000 grants and one-year visas to help early-stage entrepreneurs develp their companies. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Applying Design Thinking to Healthcare Joel Sadler, CEO of re:motion designs, talks about the company's innovative artificial knee joint, which is giving new mobility to amputees in impoverished areas of the globe. Sadler discusses prototyping, funding, partnering, and the kinds of things enterprising design and engineering students should be thinking about. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio
	Creating a World Without Poverty A discussion about the founding of Grameen Bank, lessons learned along the way, future directions, and what motivated Yunus. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Resource: Audio