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Jeroo Billimoria believes that international development starts with fostering children’s social and financial awareness. In this audio interview with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman, Billimoria talks about how her organization, Aflatoun, provides education on t...
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What are the keys to stellar business leadership and groundbreaking innovation? In this audio lecture, CEO Abdallah Jum’ah talks about how the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, which manages one-fifth of the world’s supply of crude oil, encourages new initiatives. He shares how employees at a...
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TED Talks India's revolutionary Aravind Eye Care System has given sight to millions. Thulasiraj Ravilla looks at the ingenious approach that drives its treatment costs down and quality up, and why its methods should trigger a re-think of all human services.
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How do you foster entrepreneurship in countries where the economic elite has been frozen for centuries? In this panel discussion, part of a conference convened by the Hoover Institute at Stanford and sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, venture capitalists and international entrep...
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In the world of social entreprise, the Opportunity Finance Network is the leading hub identifying and investing in opportunities to benefit low-income and low-wealth people in the United States. The organization’s financing delivers both sound financial returns and real changes for people and commun...
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The issue of the H1N1 influenza pandemic remains a hot topic internationally as confirmed cases are reported daily and concerns about access to the H1N1 vaccine increase. Michael Dan's company, The Brink's Company, has been a model of corporate social responsibility. Dan's own record of success work...
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A critical aspect of international development and the restoration of the global economy involves fostering entrepreneurship. This panel of experts and entrepreneurs considers what defines an entrepreneur, and the kinds of information, resources, and “pushes” a person needs to choose the path of gre...
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The U.S. government is working to grow the “ecosystem” for entrepreneurship abroad as a part of its international development efforts. In this audio lecture, Richard Boly, a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, discusses how he managed a program of the U.S. embassy to promote entrepreneurship in Ital...
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International development is increasingly dependent on the entrepreneurship of local citizens. In this panel discussion, experts Robert Litan, Vivek Wadhwa, and Ward Hanson consider how societies can be induced to become more entrepreneurial, the degree to which the U.S. model can be exported, and t...
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The genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia was a trauma that caused massive cultural, social, and psychological distress and dislocation in that country. Some of the most vulnerable members of society have been women and children, who are frequently the victims of poverty, violence, and...
Social Innovation Conversations
Join 21st Century Leaders in philanthropy to learn about how they have
launched successful new philanthropic models impacting society and
change.
Panel will include:
- Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund SV2
- Russ Hall, Co-Founder Legacy Venture
- Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder Kiva
Click to RSVP: http://pacscenter.stanford.edu/
Time:5:00PM Tuesday, November 17th
Location:The Humanities Center - 424 Santa Teresa, Stanford, CA ( Behind Tresidder Union)
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