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Social Entrepreneurship

 

Innovative ideas for social entrepreneurs who tackle society’s problems

 

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

Water

Sustainable Water Treatment

How can a young nonprofit organization make a tangible improvement in people's health through clean water using only the power of gravity?

Featuring Daniel Smith | Mar. 23, 2012 | 28 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
 
Jane Chen on social entrepreneurship.

Health

Solving Infant Mortality with Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneur Jane Chen discusses the challenges and rewards of the developing an innovative product, and shares insights on the attitudes that allow entrepreneurs to find success.

Featuring Jane Chen | Aug. 8, 2011 | 32 minutes
 
Jennifer Lynn Aaker on social responsibility in daily life

Technology & Design

Creating Infectious Action

Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.

Featuring Jennifer Lynn Aaker | Aug. 4, 2011 | 10 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
 
COO of Bats'il Maya Alberto Irezabal on the social environment in Chiapas and his nonprofit

Economic Development

Bringing Fair Trade to Indigenous Farmers

COO of Bats'il Maya Alberto Irezabal talks about the social environment in Chiapas that led to the founding of the organization, and how the co-op works.

Featuring Alberto Irezabal | May. 11, 2011 | 20 minutes