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Audio lectures brought to you by Social Innovation Conversations, co-hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review's Managing Editor Eric Nee.

Education

How to Cultivate the Best Teachers

Teachers play a key role in influencing the future not only of students, but of the country and world as a whole. What contributes to teacher effectiveness?

Featuring a Global Education Conference panel | 1 | Oct. 26, 2011 | 54 minutes
 

Education

Addressing the K-12 Crisis

Educators, administrators, academics, business people, and politicians talk about potential solutions, what’s working, and what isn’t.

Featuring a Global Education Conference panel | Oct. 12, 2011 | 34 minutes
 
Chris Bradford,  Co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, on the role of education in Africa.

Education

Education as Social Enterprise in Africa

Chris Bradford, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, discusses the role of educational institutions in shaping the future of Africa.

Featuring Chris Bradford | Sep. 21, 2011 | 35 minutes
 
Executive Director of the Jaquelin Hume Foundation Gisèle Huff on the role of social innovation in nonprofits.

Education

Philanthropy and the Free Market in Education

Jaquelin Hume Foundation Executive Director Gisele Huff talks about the foundation's investment strategy, and why innovation and technology initiatives are significant.

Featuring Gisele Huff | Aug. 10, 2011 | 25 minutes
 
Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, on social entrepreneurship

Nonprofits

Promoting Social Entrepreneurship Among Youth

Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, identifies key skills of change makers and lays out a plan to teach these skills around the world.

Featuring Bill Drayton | Jun. 27, 2011 | 49 minutes
 
Founder of DonorsChoose.org Charles Best on his company and nonprofit management

Education

Grassroots Philanthropy in Schools

Founder of DonorsChoose.org, an online charity helping students in need, Charles Best talks about how he started the organization and what some of its challenges have been along the way.

Featuring Charles Best | Jun. 21, 2011 | 15 minutes
 
EduCare founder and CEO Piyush Mangukiya on social entrepreneurship in education

Education

Social Entrepreneurship in Education

EduCare founder and CEO Piyush Mangukiya discusses his commitment to helping students in developing countries and how he started the enterprise.

Featuring Piyush Mangukiya | Jun. 19, 2011 | 19 minutes