Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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SSIR Picks

June 27
San Francisco, CA

CompassPoint Nonprofit Day
September 23-24
Stanford, CA

AFP/SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute
October 23-26
La Jolla, CA

Social Venture Network Fall Conference
October 29-31
Washington, DC

Boardsource Leadership Forum
October 18
San Mateo, CA

Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp
November 4-7
New York, NY

BSR Conference 2008
November 9-11
Philadelphia, PA

Independent Sector Annual Conference
November 15
Everywhere

National Philanthropy Day

Audio Recordings of Recent Events & Speakers

Maggie Neale: Negotiation and the Psychology of the Deal

Professor Margaret Neale explores many of the beliefs that surround negotiation “best practices” in an attempt to distinguish the reality from wishful (or wrong-headed) thinking.

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Bob Sutton: The No Asshole Rule

Professor Robert Sutton talks about the main ideas from his new best-selling book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.

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Heather McLeod Grant: What Makes Great Nonprofits Great?
[Free!]

Heather McLeod Grant shares some of the groundbreaking research explored in her co-authored book Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits

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Chip Heath: Missions that Really Inspire

In this provocative session from the 2nd annual Nonprofit Management Institute, Chip Heath, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, discusses ways to craft a mission statement that inspires people and helps them make important decisions. 

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Venture Models: Past and Future - Katherine Fulton, President, Monitor Institute
44:48 minutes
[Free!]

Keynote speaker Katherine Fulton looks back over a decade of rapid change in the field of philanthropy, and challenges foundations to find the new sweet spots that will enable them to deliver social change in an ever-changing world. From the 2007 event Finding Philanthropy’s New Sweet Spot.

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Venture Models: Past and Future - Matthew Bishop, The Economist
12:49 minutes
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Matthew Bishop looks at the industrial revolution taking place in philanthropy and reacts to Katherine Fulton’s remarks about the past and future of philanthropy. From the 2007 event Finding Philanthropy’s New Sweet Spot.

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Venture Models: Past and Future - Clara Miller, President and CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund
15:14 minutes
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Clara Miller shares her views on the limitations of venture philanthropy today and reacts to Katherine Fulton’s remarks about the past and future of philanthropy. From the 2007 event Finding Philanthropy’s New Sweet Spot.

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Venture Models: Past and Future - Kim Smith, Co-Founder, NewSchools Venture Fund
12:34 minutes
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Kim Smith shares her organization’s approach to delivering impact and comments on Katherine Fulton’s remarks on the past and future of philanthropy. From the 2007 event Finding Philanthropy’s New Sweet Spot.

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Nonprofit Management Institute

September 23 - 24, 2008 — Stanford University, CA

All new program! Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) host the 3rd Annual Nonprofit Management Institute, a two-day program conducted by the world’s leading experts and professors from Stanford Graduate School of Business. SSIR magazine subscribers receive a $200 discount. Details here