Archive for the 'Social Innovation' Category
Posted by Andre Carothers, Senior Strategist, Madera Group on May 8, 2009
The gala opening of the David Brower Center this Sunday in downtown Berkeley is, literally, a dream come true. I say this because I sat down four years ago with the founder and chief visionary of Berkeley’s showcase green office building, Peter Buckley, and the renowned UC Berkeley cognitive scientist, George Lakoff, to talk about what it means to create a place for good people to work, live, play, and help make the world a better place.
Posted by Michael Stein, Senior Internet Strategist on April 22, 2009
My friend and online alter ego Michael Stein (yes, there is another!) offered a useful write-up way back in July 2008 about The Nature Conservancy’s use of Facebook for fundraising. Michael writes:
There’s been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular.
Posted by Neelu Jain, Organizational Strategist on October 13, 2008
Last week I attended the Online Giving Marketplace Conference at Stanford University sponsored by the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) with Madera Group founder Kath Delaney. The following 5 key takeaways stood out for me:
1. Optimize operations and resource allocation: Kiva President Premal Shah is focusing on “mind blowing efficiency” in his organization.
Posted by Michael Stein, Senior Internet Strategist on April 29, 2008
Aspiration and Idealware are hosting their second Nonprofit Technology Project Management event in Oakland, California on May 20 to 21, 2008. It will examine the tools and best practices that help nonprofits achieve successful technology solutions
Posted by John Kuner on January 29, 2008
I had the good fortune to see Muhammad Yunus speak last week at the Commonwealth Club, and he was very inspiring. He spoke a bit about his
overall philosophy of poverty reduction, some about Grameen’s new corporate joint ventures (such as with Danone), and about Grameen
Bank’s new program for beggars.
Posted by Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer on October 20, 2007
I feel like a kid in a candy store because I have been in Washington, D.C. all week attending briefings on domestic and foreign policy issues. Listening and learning about new policy initiatives is one of my favorite ways to spend the day.
So when I read Thomas Friedman’s article a few days ago about the work of Van Jones (pictured at left) and the Ella Baker Center on the new national project they are launching — the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign: Green For All
Posted by Michael Stein, Senior Internet Strategist on July 16, 2007
As a professional Internet strategist I read articles, keep up on my blog feeds, and subscribe to listservs to stay current on trends with blogging, analytics, viral marketing and Web 2.0. But I learn the most about blogging by building blogs for organizations. There’s nothing quite as tangible as having to figure out the most basic issues with blogging,
Posted by Adriana Dakin, Communications Strategist and Amy Wachler Communications Associate on July 9, 2007
Lauren Travis is Founder and Director of Women of the World Exchange (WOW), a cultural exchange and leadership development program for young professional women. She is also an intern at Wells Fargo and an MBA candidate at the University of San Francisco. I recently talked with her about her life and career in order to share inspiration, successes, and lessons learned with other young mission-driven women.
Posted by Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer on December 18, 2006
About 10 years ago, I was standing in the Fairmont Hotel lobby in San Francisco in my capacity as communications director for the State of the World Forum, when I had one of those life moments – I realized I was witnessing history and profound influence, power, and grace walking by my path. The press pool was covering President Mikhail Gorbachev and Raisa Gorbachev leaving the Hotel with another delegate of the forum, the then little known Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
