Podcasts about skoll award

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 21:25

With the amount of carbon dioxide the Amazon rainforest absorbs, it's often called ‘the lungs of the earth'. Its destruction will lead to a global increase in temperature, floods and droughts. And while climate change affects us all, this is even more immediately devastating for the communities that live in the forest. By supporting the development of small enterprises in the Brazilian Amazon, Conexsus is solving environmental destruction and helping the livelihood of these communities. Today, Co-founder Carina Pimenta and Interim Executive Director Marco van der Ree reveal how Conexsus is using bioeconomy to help preserve our forests. To learn more about Conexsus visit conexsus.org To learn more about Conexsus' Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit https://skoll.wf/3Z8lfBe If you're interested in learning more about this year's winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don't forget to visit ⁠⁠skoll.wf/3ncBHmR⁠⁠ -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Skoll Series: Designing an America That Works for All with PolicyLink

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 18:48

America's population is increasingly becoming diverse. But low income people and communities of color continue to be oppressed and underserved. Michael McAfee deeply understands that America is not following through on its promise of equity. As the CEO of PolicyLink, Michael and his team fights to dismantle the structural racism in America, working closely with the Biden administration to enact equitable policies. Today, Michael tells us how PolicyLink is achieving grassroots-level change for a more inclusive America. To learn more about PolicyLink visit www.policylink.org To learn more about Protect Democracy's Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit ⁠skoll.wf/3lwXnti⁠ If you're interested in learning more about this year's winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don't forget to visit ⁠skoll.wf/3ncBHmR⁠ -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.

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Skoll Series: Combatting the Authoritarian Playbook with Protect Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 31:46

The attacks of January 6th on the capitol felt like a wake up call to many. But Ian Bassin, a former member of the White House Counsel's office, noticed U.S democratic values deteriorating long before. In 2017, Ian got in touch with scholars who had been studying democratic threats all around the world to more accurately predict what might lay ahead. He learned of the authoritarianism playbook and launched Protect Democracy to combat it. Today, Ian tells us how Protect Democracy has been working behind the scenes to strengthen our democratic institutions. To learn more about Protect Democracy visit protectdemocracy.org To learn more about Protect Democracy's Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit skoll.wf/3lwXnti If you're interested in learning more about this year's winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don't forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.

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Skoll Series: Healthcare at your Fingertips with Reach Digital Health

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 24:20

What if all your healthcare needs were a text message away? In this first episode of our special series with the Skoll Foundation, we speak with Debbie Rogers, CEO at Reach Digital Health, previously named Praekelt. Through text messaging, Reach Digital Health is not only informing people about their health. Citizens can also respond and ask questions, helping governments gain a real time understanding of the public health landscape. Through their story, Debbie reveals how mobile technology can be one's greatest asset when trying to reach the world's most vulnerable populations. To learn more about Reach Digital Health visit ⁠www.reachdigitalhealth.org To learn more about Reach Digital Health's Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit skoll.wf/3Z9ruVz If you're interested in learning more about this year's winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don't forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR -- This series is produced by ⁠Hueman Group Media⁠ Learn more about ⁠Spring Impact⁠. Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠.

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Trailer: Special Series with the Skoll Foundation

Revolutionize Your Retirement Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 2:13

As so many of the world's problems accelerate, so should our solutions. Each year, the Skoll Award for Social Innovation celebrates the extraordinary leaders and organizations who have had a significant impact on creating a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world for all. In this special series of the Mission to Scale podcast I talk to the 2023 Skoll awardees about how they are moving the needle on today's challenges and scaling these solutions. If you're interested in learning more about this year's winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don't forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR -- This series is produced by Hueman Group MediaLearn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Nieuwe versie - Bart Weetjens: Niet doen maar zijn

Zwijgen is geen optie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 45:51

Het verhaal van Apopo leest als een sprookje: Bart Weetjens traint ratten om landmijnen te ontdekken en redt duizenden levens. Zijn werk wordt bekroond door Ashoka, de Schwab Foundation van het World Economic Forum en met een Skoll Award voor sociaal ondernemerschap. Het maakt van Bart een van de meest bekroonde sociale ondernemers uit ons land. Het gesprek was fantastisch maar het woord Apopo valt niet. Dat hadden we zo afgesproken. Hoofdstukken (2:34) Hoofdstuk 1: Wellbeing Project Bart schetst het probleem: sociale ondernemers lopen veel meer dan anderen het risico in burn-out en depressie terecht te komen. Ze zetten de noden van anderen voor die van zichzelf en vereenzelvigen zich met hun succes en hun heldenrol. Ze vergeten daarbij hun eigen menselijke noden en dat leidt op termijn tot minder impact in de plaats van tot meer. (9:54) Hoofdstuk 2: Harde cash Over als pop op het podium in Davos gaan staan en applaus in ontvangst nemen van de rijkste mensen ter wereld, maar dan geen geld krijgen. Over de spanning tussen geld en goed doen. Over enkele succesvolle projecten die bakens van hoop zijn, maar dat eerder ondanks dan dankzij het systeem zijn. (20:59) Hoofdstuk 3: Dat doet wonderen Over de technieken en de praktijken die Bart probeert te introduceren in bedrijven. Ze zorgen ervoor dat werknemers als gehele mens aanwezig kunnen zijn op hun job en zich dus ook dieper tot elkaar kunnen relateren. Dat leidt dan weer tot meer geluk, meer samenwerking, meer effectiviteit, meer alles. (26:58) Hoofdstuk 4: Passie of obsessie? Over de titel van sociaal ondernemer en die criteria die Ashoka gebruikt om van iemand een zogenaamde 'fellow' te maken. Over obsessie en het gezonde alternatief passie. Over meer collaboratieve vormen van ondernemen en over de moeilijke vraag of Ghandi dezelfde impact had gehad als hij een meer gebalanceerd leven had geleid. (35:34) Hoofdstuk 5: Loslaten Over the one thing to fix. Als we het probleem van mentaal welzijn oplossen dan fixen we tegelijk ook alle andere problemen. Of dat is wat Bart gelooft. Over de praktische voordelen van het bewandelen van een spiritueel pad voor een ondernemer. Over durven loslaten. Over onze woede die we sluimerend meenemen in alles wat we doen en dus ook in het goede dat we denken te doen.

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Vivek Maru -- A Global Movement for Justice: Making Rules and Systems Work for All

Awakin Call

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023

We are living with a global epidemic of injustice, but we've been choosing to ignore it. More than 25 years ago, Vivek Maru told his grandmother that he wanted to go to law school. “Grandma didn't pause,” he recounted. “She said to me, ‘Lawyer is liar.’” Though he went on to fulfill that desire, Vivek soon realized that his grandmother wasn’t entirely wrong. Vivek came to see that “something about law and lawyers has gone wrong.” Law is “supposed to be the language we use to translate our dreams about justice into living institutions that hold us together” – to honor the dignity of everyone, strong or weak. But as he told an audience on the TEDGlobal stage in 2017, lawyers are not only expensive and out of reach for most – worse, “our profession has shrouded law in a cloak of complexity. Law is like riot gear on a police officer. It's intimidating and impenetrable, and it's hard to tell there's something human underneath.” In 2011, Vivek founded Namati to demystify the law, facilitate global grassroots-led systems change, and to grow the movement for legal empowerment around the world. Namati and its partners have built cadres of grassroots legal advocates in eight countries. The advocates have worked with more than 65,000 people to protect community lands, enforce environmental law, and secure basic rights to health care and citizenship. Globally, Namati convenes the Legal Empowerment Network, made up of more than 3,000 groups from over 170 countries who are learning from one another and collaborating on common challenges. This community successfully advocated for the inclusion of justice in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and for the creation of the Legal Empowerment Fund, with a goal of putting $100 million into grassroots justice efforts worldwide. Though he nearly dropped out of law school after his first year because the law felt disconnected from the problems of ordinary people he had encountered in rural villages the year earlier, Vivek stuck with it and moved to Sierra Leone soon after he graduated, just after the end of a brutal 11-year civil war. Several years before Namati, he co-founded an organization called Timap (which means “stand up”) to help rural Sierra Leoneans address injustice and hold government accountable. Realizing that a conventional legal aid model would have been unworkable, as there were only 100 lawyers in Sierra Leone (more than 90 of which were in the capital rather than in rural areas), he instead focused on training a frontline of community paralegals in basic law and in tools like mediation, advocacy, education, and organizing. Just like a health care system relies on nurses, midwives, and community health workers in addition to physicians, he saw that justice required community paralegals (sometimes called “barefoot lawyers”) to serve as a bridge to serve the legal needs of communities and “to turn law from an abstraction or a threat into something that every single person can understand, use and shape.” As he later recounted, “We found that paralegals are often able to squeeze justice out of a broken system: stop a school master from beating children; negotiate child support payments from a derelict father; persuade the water authority to repair a well. In exceptionally intractable cases, as when a mining company in the southern province damaged six villages’ land and abandoned the region without paying compensation, a tiny corps of lawyers can resort to litigation and higher-level advocacy to obtain a remedy.” More significantly, he realized: Paralegals are from the communities they serve. They demystify law, break it down into simple terms, and then they help people look for a solution. They don't focus on the courts alone. They look everywhere: ministry departments, local government, an ombudsman's office. Lawyers sometimes say to their clients, "I'll handle it for you. I've got you." Paralegals have a different message, not "I'm going to solve it for you," but "We're going to solve it together, and in the process, we're both going to grow." And case by case and story by story, community paralegals help paint a portrait of the system as a whole, which can serve as the basis for systemic change efforts in laws and policy. “This is a different way of approaching reform. This is not a consultant flying into Myanmar with a template he's going to cut and paste from Macedonia, and this is not an angry tweet. This is about growing reforms from the experience of ordinary people trying to make the rules and systems work,” Vivek says. It’s ultimately “about forging a deeper version of democracy in which we the people, we don't just cast ballots every few years, we take part daily in the rules and institutions that hold us together, in which everyone, even the least powerful, can know law, use law and shape law.” Vivek was named a Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the World Economic Forum, a “legal rebel” by the American Bar Association, and an Ashoka Fellow. He received the Pioneer Award from the North American South Asian Bar Association in 2008. He, Namati, and the Global Legal Empowerment Network received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2016. He graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, and Yale Law School. His undergraduate thesis was called Mohandas, Martin, and Malcolm on Violence, Culture, and Meaning. Prior to starting Namati, he served as senior counsel in the Justice Reform Group of the World Bank. Vivek is co-author of Community Paralegals and the Pursuit of Justice (Cambridge University Press). His TED talk, “How to Put the Power of Law in People’s Hands,” has been viewed over a million times. He lives with his family in Washington, DC., and though he travels a lot, he tries to spend time in a forest or other natural place every week, wherever he is. Vivek studies capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that mixes dance with fighting techniques as a creative form of resistance, with Dale Marcelin at Universal Capoeira Angola Center. “There’s a mischievousness and soulfulness even though you’re engaging in a life-and-death struggle,” Maru says. “I like its lesson of smiling in the face of danger.” He is also deeply influenced by his Jain spiritual background and Gandhian principles. He is interested in a Jainism that balances an inward turn with an engagement in the outer world, citing a Jain monk who said “The test of true spirituality is in practice, not isolation . . . there is a need to strike the right balance between internal and external development.” Join us in conversation with this exceptional leader and warrior for justice!

EP 99: Designing Caregiving | Edith Elliot and Shahed Alam

Design Lab with Bon Ku

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 36:52

How can we design for trust? What is the most transformative force in healthcare? On today's episode, you're going to learn how students at a design class at Stanford started Noora Health. Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam are Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Noora Health, an international non-profit that improves health outcomes and strengthens health systems by equipping patients and their loved ones with essential caregiving skills. Working across 300+ health facilities in India and Bangladesh, Noora Health turns hospital hallways and waiting rooms into classrooms to deliver fit-for-purpose, high-quality training for post-surgical, post-delivery, and general care, then follows up with families at home using mobile messaging technologies. To date, Noora Health's programs have reached nearly 2 million patients and caregivers. Noora Health was named a 2022 TED Audacious Project grantee and recipient of the 2022 Skoll Award for Social Innovation. Episode Links and Mentions: https://www.noorahealth.org/ Design For Extreme Affordability Audacious Project Audacious Project 2021-22 Cohort 2022 Skoll Award For Social Innovation TED2022 Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam The food Edith and Shahed would treat you to if you visited them in India is first a Pani Puri Happy Hour at the Noora Office followed by Dosas at Jayadeva Institute! Follow Noora Health: Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Episode Website/Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/designlabpod/noorahealth More episode sources & links Sign-up for Design Lab Podcast's Newsletter Previous Episode Newsletters and Shownotes Follow @DesignLabPod on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Follow @BonKu on Twitter & Instagram Check out the Health Design Lab Production by Robert Pugliese Edit by Fernando Queiroz Cover Design by Eden Lew Theme song by Emmanuel Houston Indexed in the Library of Congress: ISSN 2833-2032

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Following the money

New Money Review podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 36:35

We are living in the golden age of fraud.But we're also in a golden age for data leaks.In the last six years we've seen a cascade of information from places like Panama, Switzerland and Dubai—these are countries where lawyers, accountants and bankers promise secrecy while serving the rich and powerful. The tens of millions of leaked documents have helped shine light on the financial affairs of the wealthy and well-connected. But they've also opened the ill-gotten gains of many corrupt politicians and bureaucrats to public view. For every money movement through a tax haven, there's a digital record that can be traced by a growing army of citizen journalists and activists. In the latest New Money Review podcast I'm joined by someone who's helped organise that activist army and tell some of their data-driven stories.Paul Radu is an investigative journalist and co-founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).Paul is a winner of the Daniel Pearl Award, the Global Shining Light Award, the European Press Prize, and the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. He was also part of the Panama Papers team that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.When oligarchs, corrupt politicians or criminals seek to move their money out of the public eye, the OCCRP is there to shed light on what they are doing.This is a global and a growing problem. The amounts being looted are increasing exponentially, reaching trillions a year. The money launderers are becoming ever more sophisticated in hiding what they are doing. There's a global network of bankers, accountants, lawyers and PR agents supporting them. And in many countries, the oligarchs and criminals are effectively above the law.This is a topic we should all know something about. Listen in for a fascinating discussion of large-scale financial crime, including:Why transnational organised crime groups are now more powerful than statesHow investigative reporting can combat their influenceWhy criminal money flows often follow a patternHow the OCCRP discovered the ‘laundromats' that service multiple criminal groupsWhy banks didn't notice the problem at the outsetWhy criminals are some of the cleverest entrepreneursHow money launderers exploit geopolitical riftsWhy some countries with low corruption scores are enablers of financial crimeHow open-access real estate and property registries can combat money launderingCriminals' Achilles heel—where to place their stolen moneyThe Russia/Ukraine war and political grand corruptionCoping with the enormous scale of leaked dataStaying current with ‘follow-the-money' techniquesHow a new generation of citizen investigative journalists can help

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S11 Ep14: Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All

Conduit Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 35:05

Paul's guest on this episode is Wendy Kopp. Wendy is the CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations in 60 countries across every region of the world that are working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity in the United States. She led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around the world who were determined to adapt this approach in their own countries. Wendy has been recognized with numerous awards including the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the Schwab Foundation's Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Award.

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How to Live Forever with Dorian Mintzer and Marc Freedman

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 53:05

Episode Guest: Mark Freedman, Entrepreneur, Pioneer in the Aging Movement, Founder of Experience Corps, Civic Ventures, and Encore.Org., Speaker and AuthorEpisode Description: How to Live Forever is a deeply personal call to find fulfillment and happiness in our longer lives by connecting with the next generation and forging a legacy of love that lives beyond us. In writing How to Live Forever, Marc Freedman set out to answer three critical questions:With so many living so much longer, what do the increasing years beyond 50 mean?How can a society with more older people than younger ones thrive?How do we find happiness when we know life is long and time is short?These big questions invite us to explore how we live our daily lives. Freedman found insights by exploring purpose and generativity, digging into the drive for longevity and the perils of age segregation, and talking to social innovators across the globe, bringing the generations together for mutual benefit and his own mentors.In this episode, you'll discover how to find fulfillment and happiness in our longer lives by connecting with the next generation and forging a legacy of love that lives beyond us.About Marc Freedman:Marc Freedman, the President, and CEO of Encore.org, is a renowned social entrepreneur, thought leader, and writer. Under Marc's leadership, Encore.org has pioneered innovative programs and sparked a growing movement in the United States and beyond to tap the talent and experience of people past midlife as human resources for solving our most vexing social problems. Programs such as Civic Ventures, Experience Corps, Discovering What's Next and the Life Planning Network are a few examples of programs that have been sparked by Marc's vision. He was a visiting fellow at King's College, University of London, and a visiting scholar at Stanford University during 2014-15. Marc is a member of the Wall Street Journal's "Experts" panel and a frequent commentator in the media. He was named a 2014 Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the World Economic Forum and the Schwab Foundation and recipient of the 2010 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. He co-founded Experience Corps, mobilizing thousands of individuals over 50 to improve the school performance and prospects of low-income elementary school students in 22 U.S. cities, and spearheaded the creation of the Purpose Prize, an annual $100,000 prize for social entrepreneurs in the second half of life. Marc is the author of several books, including his newest book, How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations, focusing on bringing older and younger people together for mutual benefit and the greater good of society.Get in touch with Marc Freedman:Visit Marc's website: https://encore.org/ Download Marc's Handout: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/freedmanhandout Buy Marc's Book: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/freedman Grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition, at https://10keyretirementissues.com/

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Ep95: Mindy Lubber "The Voice of Sustainable Capitalism"

Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 53:33

Mindy Lubber is the CEO and President of the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres. She leads an all-women executive leadership team and more than 160 employees working to mobilize the most influential investors and companies to solve the world's greatest sustainability challenges. She has been at the helm since 2003, and under her leadership, the organization and its powerful networks and global collaborations have grown significantly in size and influence. Prior to Ceres, Lubber served as a Regional Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under former President Bill Clinton. She also founded Green Century Capital Management and served as the director of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG). She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her leadership. In 2020, Lubber was awarded the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' Entrepreneurial Vision award. In the same year, Lubber made Barron's Magazine's list of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance, and then again in 2021. She has also received the Climate Visionary Award from the Earth Day Network, William K. Reilly Award for Environmental Leadership from American University, and the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the Skoll Foundation. She has been recognized by the United Nations and the Foundation for Social Change as one of the World's Top Leaders of Change. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, Ceres was named a top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts by the Globe Magazine and Commonwealth Institute.

On Teaching as Collective Leadership - A Conversation with Wendy Kopp

Future Learning Design Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 43:07

Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity for children in the United States – for 24 years. Wendy led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around the world who were determined to adapt this approach in their own countries. Wendy is the author of A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All (2011) and One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way (2000). She holds honorary doctorate degrees from 15 universities and is the recipient of numerous awards including the Wise Prize for Education (2021), Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship (2008) and the Schwab Foundation's Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Award (2003). Wendy holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and resides in New York City with her husband and their four children. In the news Quartz, “The World in 50 Years” Diplomatic Courier, “To Remake the World, Let's Rethink Education” NPR's How I Built This With Guy Raz, “Teach For America: Wendy Kopp” The Wall Street Journal, “Copying Singapore's math homework” TIME, “How to help national school systems succeed” The Economist, “High fliers in the classroom” Financial Times, “Philanthropy must shift its focus to the global education crisis” World Economic Forum, “Why it's time for International Development to Put People First” Social Links LinkedIn: @wendy-kopp Twitter: @wendykopp

Journey Towards Anti-Racism Ep4: Conversation with Jay Coen Gilbert (EP.56)

Work. Shouldnt. Suck.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 50:34

In episode four of the 12-part podcast series, "https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (White Men & the Journey Towards Anti-Racism)," Tim interviews Jay Coen Gilbert, CEO of Imperative21 and Co-Founder of B Lab. This series was created to be a resource for white men who might be wrestling with questions like, “What's my role in anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and justice work as a white man with power and privilege?” and “How might my personal commitment to do this work manifest itself in the organization I help lead?” Are you new to the series? Check out https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep54 (episode 54) where podcast co-hosts Lauren Ruffin and Tim Cynova introduce and frame the conversations. Explore https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (the other episodes in this series) with guests: David Devan, General Director & President, Opera Philadelphia Ron Carucci, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Navalent Sydney Skybetter, Associate Chair & Senior Lecturer, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department, Brown University Raphael Bemporad (Founding Partner) & Bryan Miller (Chief Financial Officer), BBMG Marc Mannella, Independent Consultant, Former CEO KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools John Orr, Executive Director, Art-Reach David Reuter, Partner, LLR Kit Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO, Look Listen Ted Castle (Founder & President) & Rooney Castle (Vice President), Rhino Foods Jared Fishman, Founding Executive Director, Justice Innovation Lab Want to explore related resources primarily *not* by white guys? Check out https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (our compilation of 30 books, podcasts, and films). Bios Jay Coen Gilbert is CEO of Imperative 21, a business-led network that believes the imperative of the 21st century is to RESET our economic system so that its purpose is to create shared well being on a healthy planet. Network steward organizations include B Lab, The B Team, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), Common Future, Conscious Capitalism, Inc., Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), JUST Capital, and Participant. Imperative 21 builds on Jay's experience as cofounder of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the global B Corporation movement. Along with his B Lab cofounders, Jay is the recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the McNulty Prize at the Aspen Institute, where he is a Henry Crown Fellow. Since 2016, Jay has been called into antiracism work, prioritizing his own learning and UNlearning journey while co-convening multiracial and white caucus spaces and formats including WMRJ (White Men for Racial Justice) and AWARE (Allies Whites Against Racism for Equity), both designed to help white people come together in peer-led communities of learning and practice to develop racial literacy, stamina, and communication skills, and a commitment to dismantle racism in ourselves, our organizations, our communities, and our country. Prior to co-founding B Lab (and despite having no game), Jay co-founded and sold AND1, a $250M basketball footwear, apparel, and entertainment company. He has also worked for McKinsey & Co, as well as organizations in the public and nonprofit sectors. Jay grew up in New York City and while he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in East Asian Studies, his most rewarding educational experience was co-teaching a class for the last ten years about the role of business in society at Westtown School, a 200-year-old Quaker institution. Between AND1 and B Lab, Jay enjoyed a sabbatical in Australia, New Zealand, and Monteverde, Costa Rica with his yogini wife Randi and two children, Dex and Ria, now 23 and 21. Jay and Randi live in Berwyn, PA. B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies—known as B...

ep. 106: The Standard Bearer for Favorable Seas - MSC

Sourcing Matters.show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 41:30

Episode 106: Standard Bearer of Favorable Seas - MSC Host: Aaron Niederhelman Guest: Rupert Howes, CEO of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Rupert Howes explains it this way, “MSC is the standard setter. We have no ability whatsoever to influence the outcome of an independent certification.. That's done by an independently accredited certifier. The science is independently peer-reviewed. There's an independent objections process. We (MSC) have no financial interest or ability to influence any of that. The only time we generate an income, is if the market chooses. Once a fishery is certified, once the entire supply chain has a chain of custody audit, only then do we generate a modest fee for use of the MSC logo in the marketplace.” Sustainable Seafood from Stable Seas The Marine Stewardship Council(MSC) is a global, independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing. MSC works with partners in an effort to make the world's seafood markets sustainable. With credible standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability MSC seeks to increase the availability of certified seafood. The organization's distinctive blue ecolabel recognized by consumers as the sustainable option. MSC's vision is of the world's oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. MSC collaborates with fishers, retailers, processors, consumers, and others to drive change forward. They never compromise on the standards. MSC leads the world in wild capture fishery certification, with the most trusted, recognized, and credible seafood ecolabel. (SKOLL FOUNDATION PROFILE) Rigorous Objectives Build Favorable Seas The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard defines fishery sustainability on the basis of the guidelines of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) code of conduct for responsible fisheries, and strives to incorporate internationally-established best practice and best available science. Rupert Howes - two decades at the helm: From an early age, Rupert Howes was passionate about nature. Influenced by conservationists like David Attenborough, he was determined to make the world more sustainable. Although he ultimately became an economist instead of a marine biologist, he never strayed from his childhood passion. He worked with environmental organizations, wrote a book on motivating industries to improve environmental performance and championed corporate responsibility. In 2004, he became CEO of Marine Stewardship Council. Rupert has been internationally recognized for his work to promote sustainable fishing practices. In 2014, Rupert was awarded a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award, which recognizes leaders in sustainable social innovation. In 2009, he received the World Wildlife Foundation's “Leaders for a Living Planet” Award, which recognizes individuals who make a significant personal contribution to the conservation of the natural world and sustainable development. He also received a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2007 for his contributions in establishing the MSC as the world's leading fishery certification and ecolabelling program. www.SourcingMatters.show

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Celina de Sola - Transformando vidas en medio de la pandemia

PENSANDO EN VOZ ALTA

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 33:44

Celina y todo su equipo en Glasswing International han impactado más de un millón de vidas abordando las raíces de la pobreza y la violencia a través de educación, salud y desarrollo comunitario. Escucharemos de primera mano sobre la historia de este exitoso proyecto social que nace en El Salvador y hoy opera en nueve países y conoceremos como han logrado innovar para adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones impuestas por la pandemia, para no solo mantener los niveles de impacto, sino además incrementarlos y crear nuevos programas que surgen por la pandemia misma. Será una conversación fascinante con una visionaria emprendedora social, Fellow de la Obama Foundation, parte de la red Ashoka, miembro del Penn Social Impact House y ganadora del Skoll Award.

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Vicky Colbert: ‘The System Builder'

The TeachPitch Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 47:42

We are off to Colombia for this episode. Aldo has the great privilege to speak to Ms. Vicky Colbert who changed the education system in her country with her groundbreaking program and organisation Escuela Nueva. More information about Vicky's journey and organisation can be found here: https://escuelanueva.org Guest Introduction: Ms Vicky Colbert is founder & director of Fundación Escuela Nueva, an NGO committed to improving the quality, relevance, and efficiency of education by rethinking the way we learn. The best way to describe the Escuela Nueva model is as an innovative way of looking at students and offering them customised support at scale regardless of the circumstances and environments they grow up in. Ms Colbert is a Sociologist from Javeriana University in Colombia. She pursued her graduate studies in Sociology of Education and Comparative International Education at Stanford University and has pioneered, expanded and sustained educational innovation from many organizational spheres, previously as Vice minister of Education of Colombia, UNICEF ́s Education Adviser for the Latin American Countries. She has been recognized with several awards and distinctions in the fields of leadership and social entrepreneurship, such as the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, 2013 WISE Prize for Education, the Clinton Global Citizenship Award and the Kravis Prize. She has also been recognized as Outstanding Social Entrepreneur by the Schwab Foundation, Ashoka and the World Technology Network. The Escuela Nueva approach to date has been implemented in thousands of schools in Colombia and is being exported to many other countries as we speak. In 2017, Vicky was also awarded with the Yildan Prize for Education and for very good reasons. The jury was full or praise to Escuela Nueva and its unique approach stating that: “Ms Colbert's work demonstrates that high quality schooling can be cost-effective in the harshest environments. Her model excels in developing both intellectual and social-emotional capacities of its students – an inspiring testament to the fact that well-rounded progressive education is not a privilege reserved for students in developed economies.” Vicky Colbert describes her own journey as one similar to that of the fairy tale ‘Cinderella' stating: ‘We started with the most invisible and remote schools and they ended up looking like the school of the future' For us: ‘Necessity is the Mother of Innovation' Vicky a very warm welcome to you!

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'Moving the Date' with Mathis Wackernagel

Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 120:49

Mathis Wackernagel is my guest on Episode 99 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D. co-created the Ecological Footprint in the early 1990s with his Ph.D. advisor Prof. Rees at the University of British Columbia. Now he is President of Global Footprint Network which he founded in 2003 with Susan Burns. Together with its partners, Global Footprint Network focuses on bringing about a sustainable economy in which all can thrive within the means of our one planet. Since 2003 this international think-tank has engaged with more than 50 nations, 30 cities, and 70 global partners to deliver scientific insights for policy and investment decisions. With their annual Earth Overshoot Day, they annually reach over 4 billion media impressions. Mathis' awards include the 2018 World Sustainability Award, the 2015 IAIA Global Environment Award, the 2012 Blue Planet Prize, the 2012 Binding-Prize for Nature Conservation, the 2012 Kenneth E. Boulding Memorial Award, the 2011 Zayed International Prize for the Environment, an honorary doctorate from the University of Berne, and the 2007 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. https://www.footprintnetwork.org/

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Susan Collin Marks -- Wisdom and Waging Peace in a Time of Conflict

Awakin Call

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021

When Susan Collin Marks was growing up in South Africa in the apartheid era, her mother took a stand against the regime. Susan’s mother also took her, starting when she only 5 years old, into Black townships to show apartheid in action. “It is hard to imagine what it takes to be a dissident in a police state,” Susan now says. “Yet she did it because she couldn’t have lived with herself if she hadn’t. It was also hard to see how apartheid would end, and then it did, spectacularly, with the election of Nelson Mandela as the first democratic president of South Africa.” As the old system of apartheid broke down as Susan came of age, a new system had not yet been born, and the country was trying to navigate the vacuum in between. Susan stepped into the vacuum, carrying forward her mother's courageous stand, working as a peacebuilder during her country's transition from apartheid to democracy. In 1990, she was the sole woman on the executive committee of Cape Town’s Regional Peace Committee, one of the 11 regional peace committees that kept the country together when everything seemed to be falling apart. She worked to bridge the divide between black communities and government officials as South Africa moved from apartheid to democracy. She was literally on the front lines of the transition, placing herself between armed police and angry protestors, once shot in the leg by a rubber bullet. Drawing on a vision of shared humanity and interconnectedness, Susan and her colleagues pushed South Africa to shift from a military-style police force—based on control and aggression—to a community-based police service based on connection and cooperation, a model that in a recent Daily Beast opinion piece she writes can inform America's recent discussions around police reform. In 1993, Susan was introduced by a mutual friend to a man who would change her fate: John Marks, a fellow peace ambassador and founder of Search for Common Ground (Search), was visiting South Africa to make a television documentary series on building common ground. Within 30 hours of meeting, they knew their lives would be forever intertwined by a "shared vision and shared love.” They became life partners, as well as partners in their lives’ work. Search, a Washington, DC-based organization that works on all sides of conflict to find solutions and end violence, offers innovative and effective ways to bring about deeper change, like retraining police and soldiers, and amplifying messages by working with the media. Moving to Washington, DC, Susan wrote and published a book about the South African transitional process, Watching the Wind: Conflict Resolution during South Africa's Transition to Democracy (2000). The book captures the story of how an intransigent conflict was transformed by conflict resolution and peace-building that, for the first time ever, was implemented across a whole country through a National Peace Accord. She also became vice president for Search. Today, Susan Collin Marks is an internationally renowned peacemaker and peacebuilder. For the past thirty years, she has worked in some of the most conflict-ridden places on the planet, mediating in the heart of her native South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy; facilitating ongoing dialogue in the Middle East between Palestinians and Israelis, Iranians and Americans, Syrians and Americans, within Libya, and multilaterally throughout the region; supporting peace initiatives in the former Soviet Union and Asia; and establishing peacebuilding programs throughout Africa. Her book was published in Arabic in 2004. In September 2014, Susan stepped aside after 20 years as vice president of Search for Common Ground, which she and John had grown into the largest peacemaking and peacebuilding organization in the world, with 55 offices in 34 countries and over 600 staff from 50 different nationalities. Search innovated peacebuilding tools, including by using pop culture for social change, such as creating soap operas in more than 20 countries that demonstrated peaceful ways of bridging ethnic and religious conflict. She moved from Washington DC to Amsterdam, where she still serves as Search’s Peace Ambassador. Search for Common Ground was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. In recent years, Susan has focused on mentoring and counseling high-level political, institutional and civil society leaders worldwide, including cabinet ministers, military generals, and members of the US Congress. She helps leaders reflect on their experiences and how their inner world shapes the outer world, to help them make conscious choices to ensure that their leadership is for the common good of the whole. She writes, speaks, counsels, teaches, and supports peace initiatives internationally. Susan holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Honors include an Honorary Doctorate from the UN University for Peace; Jennings Randolph Peace Fellowship at the United States Institute for Peace; Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship; President Jimmy Carter’s Waging Peace Award; Marvin Johnson Diversity Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution; Exemplary Leadership Award from the University of Pittsburgh; and the Institute for Noetic Science’s Creative Altruism Award. What would it mean to have a world of peace and dignity for all? For Susan Collin Marks, it begins with “living that peace every day, in whatever our circle is.” Please join Janessa Wilder and David Bonbright in conversation with this visionary peace builder.

84: 4 Keys to Building A Global Nonprofit (Elizabeth Hausler)

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 66:01

84: 4 Keys to Building A Global Nonprofit (Elizabeth Hausler) SUMMARYAre you pondering nonprofit leadership among multiple career options? That’s exactly what Elizabeth Hausler considered before she started the global nonprofit Build Change in 2004, and she offers a fascinating review of her leadership journey and the many lessons learned on Episode #84 of the Path Podcast. These lessons, of course, offer great insight for others considering a similar nonprofit career. Elizabeth reflects on what she would do differently if she were starting over at Build Change, and what were some of the key challenges she had to overcome, including being a woman in a male-dominated field. Many great take-aways in this episode for nonprofit leaders, including the four headlines: how to effectively hire and orient new talent, how to create an effective strategic planning process, how to help your board evolve as the organization evolves too, and finally, how to balance your multiple roles as CEO.ABOUT ELIZABETHDr. Elizabeth Hausler is the Founder and CEO of Build Change and a global expert on resilient housing, post-disaster reconstruction, and systems change. Elizabeth’s strategic direction and leadership have grown Build Change from a few employees in 2004 to a global team spread across five continents. She has profoundly influenced global development policy by making resilience a major consideration for reconstruction efforts. Elizabeth’s extensive experience in post-disaster communities, including a Fulbright Scholarship in India, led her to found Build Change to ensure reconstruction efforts would be safe and sustainable. She is the recipient of many honors, and in 2011, was named the US Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Schwab Foundation. Together with Build Change, she was awarded the 2017 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In 2018, she received the University of California, Berkeley’s Campanile Excellence in Achievement Award. Since 2014 she has been a member of the UC-Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering Department’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Elizabeth is also an Ashoka Fellow, a Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow, and an Echoing Green Fellow. She holds a Ph.D. from UC-Berkeley in Civil Engineering, as well as an M.S. from the University of Colorado and a B.S. from the University of Illinois. Dr. Hausler has headlined top conferences, lectured at eminent universities, and been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, BBC News, Forbes, Elle Magazine, ABC News, and Bloomberg Businessweek. EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCESJim Collins’ book Good to GreatRobert Kaplan’s book What to Ask the Person in the MirrorAlicia Garza’s Book The Purpose of Power

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Episode 113: Interview with Jagdeesh Rao, Curator - Promise of Commons initiative, and former CEO FES

The Sustainability Agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 61:05

The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) works on the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources in ecologically fragile, degraded regions of India, primarily through the collective efforts of village communities. FES is currently working with more than 20,000 village communities on more than 6 s million acres of common lands across 10 states of India. Jagdeesh has overseen the growth of FES over 20 years--his work has been widely recognized and he has received the Times of India Social Impact award, the Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom Award on Commons, UN's Land for Life award, and the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In this inspiring episode, Jagdeesh discusses FES' vital ecological restoration and conservation work in land and water resources in ecologically fragile, degraded regions of India, highlighting the distinctive way FES works with local communities, and its philosophy and approach to restoration. He also looks forward to his new role as Curator of the Promise of Commons Initiative in India. This is interview was undertaken jointly with Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs podcast.

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Bart Houlahan, Founder of B Lab

Startups for Good

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 39:17

Bart Houlahan, along with his partners, Jay Coen Gilbert and Andrew Kassoy, co-founded B Lab in 2006. B Lab is a non-profit organization serving a movement of people using business as a force for good. B Lab is redefining success in business by shining a light on leaders through a corporate certification (2500+ Certified B Corporations in 50+ countries), and then providing easy pathways for others to follow. B Lab encourages all companies to measure and manage their social and environmental impact using the B Impact Assessment (70,000+ companies engaged). And it works to create opportunities for companies to align their mission with their governance (Benefit Corporation legislation passed in 37 states and in process in 11 countries). Prior to B Lab, Bart was President of AND 1, a $250 million basketball footwear and apparel company. Bart is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute; a recipient of both the 2014 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the 2015 John P. McNulty Prize; and an advisory board member of the Duke University Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE). Bart Houlahan joins me today to give us a clear picture of B lab, for benefit corporations and, and certified B corps. Bart shares with us how he started B lab and the motivation behind it. He goes into great detail about the law modifications of a for benefit corporations (B corp) and why startups should consider structuring as such. We discuss the international aspects of benefit corporations and some of B-labs partnerships. Bart closes the episode with some advice for up and coming entrepreneurs when contemplating a a for benefit corporate distinction.“The secret is this isn't just the right thing to do, it's also good business. And if you are looking to create long-term value for yourself and for your shareholders, having a greater commitment to the environment and to society and governance practices should result in long term increased profitability. - Bart HoulahanToday on Startups for Good we cover:How B Lab started and its missionWe discuss the corporate certification that B Lab offersBart explains a For Benefit Corporation and why a company would choose such a distinctionHe shares how this effects venture capitalists and other investorsWe learn the legal implications and the support for this distinctionTo more information about B Lab: bcorporation.netTwitter: @BCorporation Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.Don't forget to visit our website, connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media.

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Women's Human Rights reclaimed - Informed choice with Molly Melching

40 for Tea

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 66:01

A powerful conversation on social norm change and the power of human rights education. Rach talks with award winner Molly Melching, founder of Tostan, shares her personal journey to address the taboo of female genital cutting in West Africa and transform the lives of thousands of communities across the globe. We are called to explore the power of culture, dialogue and informed choice. Eye opening, heart opening and an inspiring call to action. Join us again for another cuppa next Tuesday. In this podcast you will hear of: How Women found their voice through human rights conversations and social norms exploration in Senegal Molly's personal story and perspectives on culture in West Africa & Wolof language. How female genital cutting was eradicated in communities in West Africa The power of perspectives - when we learn about others we learn about ourselves. Tea drinking in Senegal, Moringa tea & Diabetes. If you enjoyed the podcast, do subscribe, share, like, rate and review and help us spread all the good stuff. Find all the inside info on 40 for tea: More on Molly: Find Tostan Find Rach Allan LinkedIn: Website: For show notes and past guests, please visit https://40fortea.libsyn.com/ Molly Melching has lived in Senegal since 1974 and founded the international NGO, Tostan, in 1991. Tostan, meaning “breakthrough” in Wolof, implements a holistic, three-year empowering education program that has engaged over 3,000 rural African communities in themes of democracy, human rights, health, literacy and project management skills. The program has led to thousands of women holding leadership posts and over 8,800 communities in eight African countries publicly declaring their commitment to abandon harmful traditional practices. Molly and Tostan have received international recognition for their work in the areas of social norm change and human rights education including: The Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize, The Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and UNESCO’s King Sejong Literacy Prize. A New York Times best-selling book by Aimee Molloy, However Long the Night, vividly relates Molly and Tostan's story and they are also featured in Melinda Gates's 2019 book, Moment of Lift. Articles Gillespie, Diane & Melching, Molly (2010), “The Transformative Power of Democracy and Human Rights in Nonformal Education: The Case of Tostan”, Adult Education Quarterly, 60 (4), 477-498. (Attached to this email) Ashoka, (2013) “The Crucial Role Of Empathy In Development: Q&A With Social Entrepreneur Molly Melching" https://www.ashoka.org/en-kr/story/crucial-role-empathy-development-qa-social-entrepreneur-molly-melching Melching, Molly (2013), “To Change Society, First Change Minds”, CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/31/opinion/melching-africa-social-change/index.html Martin, Courtney (2013), “However Long the Night: Q&A with Molly Melching”, Stanford Social Innovation Review. https://ssir.org/articles/entry/however_long_the_night_a_qa_with_molly_melching Q&A:: A Senegal-based humanitarian group helps African communities reject harmful practices against women https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-global-molly-melching-qa-20171106-story.html Dugger, Celia (2011) “Senegal Curbs a Bloody Rite for Girls and Women” New York Times Video and Article. Books where Tostan is featured prominently: However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy (Molly and Tostan's story) (2013) HarperOne Gates, Melinda. Moment of Lift (2019) Flatiron books. Clinton, Hillary, The Book of Gutsy Women. (2019) Simon and Schuster publishers. Martin, Roger. & Osberg, Sally. (2015), Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works, Published by Harvard Business Review Press. Carter, President Jimmy. (2014) A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power. Simon & Schuster. Kristof, Nicholas (2009), Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Knopf (Tostan featured in Chapter 13)

Ep 8 Releasing the Genius in Pakistan with Mushtaq Chhapra

Releasing The Genius

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 33:43

In this episode, hosts Kim Langen and Nathan Langen interview Mushtaq Chhapra. In 2010 in Qatar, Chhapra and TCF were one of the six recipients of the WISE Awards — international plaudits have recognised him as a champion of peace and a symbol of hope. For his work with TCF, he was also awarded the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2013, and is a receipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Canada Pakistan Business Council (CPBC). Chhapra is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative and a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur.

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Ep 75: Gary Cohen, President & Co-Founder of Health Care Without Harm

My Climate Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 45:45

Today's guest is Gary Cohen, President & Co-Founder of Health Care Without Harm.Gary has been a pioneer in the environmental health movement for thirty years. Cohen is President and Co-Founder of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth. He was also instrumental in bringing together the NGOs and hospital systems that formed the Healthier Hospitals Initiative. All three were created to transform the health care sector to be environmentally sustainable and serve as anchor institutions to support environmental health in their communities.Gary was Executive Director of the Environmental Health Fund for many years. He has helped build coalitions and networks globally to address the environmental health impacts related to toxic chemical exposure and climate change. Gary is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, India, which has been working for over 25 years to heal people affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy and to fight for environmental cleanup in Bhopal. He is also on the Boards of the American Sustainable Business Council, Health Leads and Coming Clean.He has received numerous recognitions for his achievements, including: The MacArthur Foundation’s Fellows Award (2015), the White House’s Champion of Change Award for Public Health and Climate Change (2013), the Huffington Post’s Game Changer Award for Health (2012), the Frank Hatch Award for Enlightened Public Service (2007), and the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship (2006).In today’s episode, we cover:Overview of Health Care Without Harm and origin storyGary's background and path leading up to itTheir initial starting point and strategyProgress to-dateTeam compositionHow they measure successHow decarbonization fits inBiggest levers to bring about decarbonization of health careBarriers impeding progressChanges that would be most impactfulHow Gary would allocate $100B to maximize its impact on the problemHow you and I can helpLinks to topics discussed in this episode:Health Care Without Harm: https://noharm.org/Practice Greenhealth: https://practicegreenhealth.org/United Nations Development Programme: https://www.undp.org/International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/external/index.htmHealth care energy impact calculator: http://www.eichealth.org/World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/

Episode 20 - Counterfeits, Trusted Networks & Social Change Strategy feat. Bright Simons

Lets Break Good

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 71:43

To start the new year we have an interview with Ghanian entrepreneur Bright Simons. Bright is the President of mPedigree, a social enterprise that has developed novel solutions to the problem of harmful counterfeit drugs and agricultural products across Africa and Asia. Bright is a thought leader for the impact sector and a pioneer on powerful multi-sectoral partnerships that create ways of doing business that solve critical human problems. Bright has a long list of recognitions, including TED Fellow, Ashoka fellow, Fortune magazines 50 top World Greatest Leaders, and just last year was given the prestigious Skoll Award for social entrepreneurship. Bright covers the growth of his social enterprise, how he has built a dynamic network that has positioned himself for powerful social impact.

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Making Better episode 6: Jim Fruchterman #a11y

Making Better Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 57:16

Jim Fruchterman is a leading social entrepreneur, a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and a Distinguished Alumnus of Caltech. Jim believes that technology has the power to improve—even transform—the lives of people around the world. As Founder and CEO of Benetech, he focused on bringing Silicon Valley’s technology innovations to all of humanity, not just the richest five percent. He is a former rocket engineer who also founded two successful for-profit technology companies. Under Jim’s leadership, Benetech created and scaled multiple software for social good enterprises spanning education, human rights, and environmental conservation. Jim has recently founded a new nonprofit, Tech Matters, to provide strategic technology services that maximize impact, not profit. Jim is active on Twitter as @JimFruchterman As with all of our episodes, this one also is accompanied by a transcript so that everyone can enjoy it. Click here to read a transcript of Episode 6.

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ep. 78: Paul Rice - Fair Trade USA, President, CEO & founder

Sourcing Matters.show

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 55:41

Ep. 78: Paul Rice – founder, President & CEO of Fair Trade, USA. – ft. co-host Jennifer Hashley, founder of New Market Farming project || What about the folks producing our food? Tune in to episode 78 to hear from Paul Rice, founder, President & CEO of Fair Trade USA, the social enterprise and leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America. On a mission to impact social and environmental good, Fair Trade USA celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018. Since its launch, Fair Trade USA and its partners have generated almost $500 million in additional income for farmers and workers in more than 70 countries worldwide, allowing them to keep their kids in school, care for the land and steadily improve their livelihoods. Fair Trade USA sets standards that farms, fisheries and factories must be audited against in order to be called Fair Trade Certified. With a beginning in coffee, the organization now certifies over thirty commodities. A timely conversation as the global coffee market price is at a ten year low, Paul shares what Fair Trade is continuing to do to improve farmer livelihoods and enact long term sustainable development. He’ll talk about what Fair Trade for all means to him and the organization and the power of collective bargaining. The Fair Trade USA seafood program just celebrated it’s 5th anniversary and he will share how it came to be and the importance of contributing to the seafood sustainability space. Lastly will check in on the vision for the future and how Fair Trade aligns with the conscious consumer of today. BIO: He launched the award-winning nonprofit organization in 1998 after spending 11 years organizing farmers in the highlands of Nicaragua. There he founded and led the country’s first Fair Trade coffee export cooperative, which introduced him to the transformative power of market-based approaches to sustainable development. Paul Rice then returned to the United States to obtain his MBA from Berkeley Haas with the dream of bringing Fair Trade to consumers, businesses and farmers worldwide. PAUL RICE – ep. 78: FAIR TRADE FOR ALL People called him crazy in the beginning, but Paul had a bold vision for Fair Trade: from his years in Nicaragua, he knew that farmers and workers could learn to navigate the global market and empower themselves on a journey out of poverty. He believed that business could become a major force for social and environmental change, creating “shared value” and sustainability with profitability. He envisioned a consumer awakening and recognition that everyday purchases can impact the world for the better. In short, Paul believed deeply that the Fair Trade movement would have a major impact on the world and also help propel a much larger, lasting shift toward Conscious Capitalism. Twenty years later, Fair Trade has grown into a widely-known and increasingly mainstream consumer trend that is rapidly approaching an inflection point. In 2016, consumer recognition of the Fair Trade Certified label reached 67% and U.S. retail sales of Fair Trade products grew to an estimated $6 billion. Paul and his team have enlisted the support of over 1,300 companies, including market leaders like Green Mountain, Starbucks, Nespresso, General Mills, PepsiCo, Whole Foods, Costco, Target and Walmart. Fair Trade USA now certifies coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, coconut, fresh fruits and vegetables. Most recently, through groundbreaking partnerships with Patagonia, West Elm and Gap Inc., Fair Trade has begun certifying apparel and home furnishings to improve working conditions and incomes for factory workers. Paul’s rich, first-hand experience over the last 30 years in the areas of sustainable agriculture, grassroots economic development, global supply chain transparency and consumer activation is unique in the certification world. He is now a leading advocate of “impact sourcing” as a core strategy for both poverty alleviation and sustainable business. Paul has been honored for his pioneering work by Ashoka, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Fast Company Magazine’s Social Capitalist of the Year award (four-time winner), Ethisphere’s 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics, Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year (2012 Finalist) and the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Texas-native holds an Economics and Political Science degree from Yale University and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, where he is now an Executive Fellow. Paul has spoken at the World Economic Forum, Clinton Global Initiative, Skoll World Forum, TEDx and universities & conferences around the world. summary by: Mel Bandler Retail Partnerships @ FairTrade USA www.SourcingMatters.show

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How to Eliminate the Global Problem of Online Child Abuse

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 26:44

The spread of child sexual abuse material on the internet has grown at an exponential pace in the last fifteen years, since the advent of social media. This is truly a global problem, affecting every country on earth. The tools of technology can be harnessed to combat the spread of images and videos depicting child abuse and one non-profit is leading the way. Thorn is a technology driver non-profit founded by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore that develops tools to combat online child abuse and child sex trafficking. On the line with me to discuss some of these tools and strategies is Julie Cordua, the CEO of Thorn. In this conversation, Julie Cordua describes the scope of the problem, which she refers She also describes how emerging technologies developed by Thorn are being used to detect when this material is being uploaded and is aiding law enforcement around the world. We kick off discussing a recent announcement that Thorn was one of the winners of the Audacious Project, housed at TED, and will share in $280 million prize to eliminate Child Sexual Abuse Material from the Internet. We discuss how Thorn will work toward that goal and we have a broader conversation about how global efforts to combat the spread of child sexual abuse online have evolved since the early days of the internet and social media. This episode is part of a content partnership with the Skoll Foundation to showcase the work of the 2019 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. Recipients receive $1.5 million in core support investments to scale up their work.

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How Big Data and Text Messaging Can Prevent Suicide Around the World

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 22:02

According to the World Health Organization 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. My guest today, Bob Filbin is helping to pioneer a way to sharply reduce that number. Bob Filbin is the Chief Data Scientist of Crisis Text line. This is a text based mental health crisis intervention platform, operational in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Individuals in crisis are able to text trained mental health workers anonymously, who can then help them through their emergency. Hundreds of millions of texts have been exchanged since the launch of crisis text line, which is providing researchers with key insights into how to prevent self harm. This is a really interesting conversation about a crucial health issue that is, indeed, a global heath issue. It is also scalable--and Bob Filbin does discuss crisis text line's global plans. This episode is part of a content partnership with the Skoll Foundation to showcase the work of the 2019 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. Recipients receive $1.5 million in core support investments to scale up their work.

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How to Stop a Demographic "Youth Bulge" From Causing Widespread Unemployment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 30:01

South Africa is experiencing what demographers call a "youth bulge." This occurs when young people make up a very large percentage of the entire population. There are youth bulges similar in many countries in the developing world, including in Africa and Asia. One key challenge facing societies experiencing a youth bulge large is what happens when these young people become of working age, and there are too few jobs. In South Africa and in many countries with similar demographics, unemployment rates among young people is orders of magnitudes greater than the over all unemployment rate. As my guest today Nicola Galombik explains, when large numbers of young people are unemployed, the knock-on effects for society in general can be extremely negative. So, Nicola Galombik has embarked on a strategy to reduce youth unemployment in her native South Africa. She is the co-founder of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a social enterprise that is not only helping to find young people jobs at scale, but is changing mindsets around employing young people. Youth unemployment is a key driver of instability in many countries around the world, and as you will see from this conversation the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator has found a formula to take on what is essentially a demographic challenge. This episode is part of a content partnership with the Skoll Foundation to showcase the work of the 2019 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. Recipients receive $1.5 million in core support investments to scale up their work.

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How a Social Entrepreneur is Fighting Counterfeit Medicine in the Developing World

I Share Hope: Chris Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 29:15

Not long ago, the social entrepreneur Bright Simons had a lofty goal of restoring social bonds between farmers and consumers. He tried to create a platform to pair organic farmers in Ghana with consumers of organic products. That project failed -- but in failure he made an important discovery that is now revolutionizing the fight against fake and counterfeit goods in the developing world, including potentially deadly counterfeit medicines Bright Simons is the co-founder and lead of mPedigree, a social enterprise that combats the problem of counterfeit and fake goods -- everything from medicines, to seeds, to auto-parts and more. As Bright Simons explains, mPedigree takes a systems-wide approach to fighting counterfeits. It's core innovation is a unique product identification marker, called the GoldKeys Platform. Think of it as a scratch off label that reveals a code which people can use a phone to instantly validate the authenticity of a product. Through this validation system, mPedigree has not only helped stop counterfeiting across many industries, but as Bright Simons explains it's changing the behavior of individuals consumers, industries and even government. This conversation with Bright Simons will change how you think about counterfeit goods and the systems required to stop this problem and restore consumer confidence and trust. This episode is presented in partnership with the Skoll Foundation to showcase the work of the 2019 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. Recipients receive $1.5 million in core support investments to scale up their work.

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ZIGO 60 - Bart Weetjens

Zwijgen is geen optie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 23:28

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Being Hopeful is being ready for Change with Gemma Mortensen #isharehope Episode 115

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 27:09

Gemma joined Change.org in January 2016, assuming responsibility for the company's General Management globally. She was previously Executive Director of Crisis Action, having joined as the second member of staff in 2006, and led the organization to receive the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and the 2013 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In 2011, the World Economic Forum selected her as one of their Young Global Leaders. CNN named her as one of their inspirational women for 2014 and she became a Yale World Fellow in 2015. She previously worked for the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in New York, the European Commission and as a journalist.

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EP27: How Dr. Alasdair Harris is Scaling and Funding Conservation

Change Creator Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2016 35:53

Al founded Blue Ventures in 2003 to demonstrate that effective marine conservation requires pragmatic, entrepreneurial and locally-led approaches to marine and fisheries management. Within Blue Ventures Al is responsible for leading an interdisciplinary and international team of over 150 colleagues working worldwide. His work focuses on developing scalable solutions to marine environmental challenges, through approaches that make marine conservation make economic sense to coastal communities. Alongside his work with Blue Ventures Al is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences, a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas, and a member of the Marine Stewardship Council’s Stakeholder Council. Al is a TED Fellow, an Ashoka Fellow, and 2015 winner of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award. His work was highly commended by HRH the Duke of Cambridge in the 2013 inaugural Tusk Conservation Awards, and has twice been recognised by the UK Chancellor in the ‘Enterprising Young Brits’ awards. He has received the IUCN World Conservation Union’s Young Conservationist Award and the Condé Nast Environment Award. Widely published in peer reviewed literature and the wider media, Al is a regular writer and speaker. See his work in the TED blog, the Telegraph, the Guardian, BBC news, and WWF’s Fuller Symposium.

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075: Jeremy Hockenstein- Delivering Digital Content, Data and Research Worldwide

As Told By Nomads

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 28:38

Jeremy Hockenstein is the co-founder and CEO of Digital Divide Data (DDD), an award-winning social enterprise that delivers digital content, data, and research services to clients worldwide, under an innovative model that employs talented youth from developing nations and low-income families. Jeremy’s mother is a holocaust survivor, which caused him to be deeply moved by the aftermath of the genocide in Cambodia and motivated him to incorporate social change to his core business. Prior to DDD, Jeremy worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and as an international nonprofit consultant. He has received the prestigious Skoll Award for his work in social entrepreneurship, among other awards. Jeremy provides insight into the business and humanitarian aspects of what it takes to become a global leader. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Starting A RYOT In Traditional News

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014 21:42

What is RYOT‘s game plan to change traditional media? They allow people to “Become the News.” Bryn Moser and David Darg are humanitarians. They have been on the front lines of some of the world’s major catastrophes and have seen positive transformation in communities through human impact. Frustrated with the traditional media’s inflexibility in providing actionable context around news, they decided to #ChangeThat by providing a social online hub that does: RYOT. RYOT connects action with each news story so people can get involved in the world’s most pressing issues. This month’s Social Disruptors podcast is a chat with Bryn and David on their plans to disrupt traditional media. Edward D. (Ned) Breslin is the CEO of Water For People, widely considered a force for positive change by challenging status quo approaches and offering concrete alternatives to water, sanitation, and transparency in philanthropy and aid, by offering concrete alternatives. Breslin received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011. David Darg was one of Esquire Magazine’s “2012 Americans of the Year,” and spent the last decade as a first responder and frontline contributor for Reuters, CNN, and the BBC. Currently based in Haiti, David is Vice President of Operation Blessing International and has traveled to over 100 countries. David has won numerous awards as a filmmaker, including a Special Jury Mention at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival as Co-Director of “Baseball in the Time of Cholera.” Bryn Mooser was named one of Esquire Magazine’s “2012 Americans of the Year” for his work in Haiti. As Country Director for Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), Bryn helped build APJ’s secondary school in Port-au-Prince, which now educates 1,400 young Haitians per year. Bryn is also an award-winning film maker. His latest documentary, “The Rider And The Storm”, premiered in April in NYC as his third consecutive world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/starting_a_ryot_in_traditional_news

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Witnessing global corruption - TED Prize winner Charmian Gooch

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2014 16:13

TED Prize-winner and Global Witness co-founder Charmian Gooch addresses corruption. Charmian Gooch is co-founder and director of Global Witness, a non-profit campaigning organisation that addresses the links between natural resource exploitation and the funding of conflict and corruption. She jointly led Global Witness's first campaign, exposing the trade in timber between the Khmer Rouge and Thai logging companies and their political and military backers. Subsequently, Charmian developed and launched Global Witness’s ground-breaking campaign to combat ‘blood diamonds;’ Global Witness was nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize as a result of this work. In 2014 Charmian was awarded the TED Prize, given to an ‘extraordinary individual with a creative and bold vision to spark global change’. Also in 2014, Global Witness received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, awarded to ‘transformative leaders who are disrupting the status quo’. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

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Rodney Mullen: Innovation Doesn’t Exist In A Vacuum

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2014 22:10

Walk down most city streets and you will see a skateboarder doing tricks. Skateboarders see opportunity, not constraints, along any handrail and over any curb of urban architecture. Head to a ski slope and you will undoubtedly see snowboarders doing tricks, making jumps, and adopting skateboarding culture through their clothing, attitude and general embrace of experimental freedom. Skateboarding is a constantly evolving sport where anyone can bring something new and inventive to the table. The world of skateboarding has the power to illustrate artistry, innovation, trial and error and growth. The ethos of skateboarders can inspire social entrepreneurs in myriad ways. Join Ned Breslin as he speaks with Rodney Mullen, a great friend and a motivation to many. Rodney, at the vanguard of innovation, openness, and sharing, will talk about how skateboarding can serve as an important guide to social entrepreneurs everywhere. Edward D. (Ned) Breslin is the CEO of Water For People, widely considered a force for positive change by challenging status quo approaches to water and sanitation, philanthropy and aid transparency with concrete alternatives. Breslin received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011. Rodney Mullen is a professional skateboarder, company owner, inventor, and public speaker who practices freestyle and street skateboarding. Mullen is credited with inventing numerous skateboarding tricks that are regularly performed in modern skateboarding. Mullen has appeared in over 20 skateboarding videos and authored an autobiography, entitled “The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself.” In 2013, Mullen was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/rodney_mullen_innovation_doesnt_exist_in_a_vacuum

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Africa

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2014 27:23

Towera Jalakasi is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. She has made the jump from being a consultant advising entrepreneurs to transforming sectors with enterprises of her own. She has helped small producer communities in her native Malawi access fair prices for their products and materials by creating links between them and outside markets. Even with all her success she still faces an uphill battle as a female entrepreneur in Africa, where the glass ceiling has yet to give way. In a business environment where women are constantly questioned on their ability to lead and have difficulty accessing traditional funding sources, Towera is a beacon of hope and a confident leader articulating a vision of success. Join Ned as he speaks with Towera Jalakasi, a successful and innovative entrepreneur as we talk about the struggles and rewards of entrepreneurship in a developing economy. Edward D. (Ned) Breslin is the CEO of Water For People, widely considered a force for positive change by challenging status quo approaches to water and sanitation, philanthropy and aid transparency and offering concrete alternatives, and received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011. Towera Jalakasi is a business consultant, entrepreneur and fair-trade expert who works with small producer communities in Malawi helping them to access fair prices for their materials, and creating links between them and outside consumer markets. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/breaking_the_glass_ceiling_in_africa

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Cameron Conaway: Knowing When to “Tap Out” of the Fight

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 20:58

What insights does a former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, now poet, activist and thought leader, have to teach social entrepreneurs? As it turns out, a lot more than you might imagine. MMA fighters understand what failure is–not the “I failed… now let me put my badge on” rhetoric that has become an essential, but increasingly superficial, part of any budding entrepreneur’s story. MMA fighters understand failure, and the pain that accompanies it. They get knocked down. They get knocked out. And they have to truly examine the lessons of defeat in order to perfect their strategy for success. This warrior mindset forces growth, adaptation and new creative expression. MMA fighters also know the wisdom of when to “tap out” and the necessity of dramatic pivots in some cases to achieve new areas of personal and professional development. Cameron Conaway’s journey offers fascinating lessons that show how unusual story arcs provide insightful truths for social entrepreneurs everywhere. Edward D. (Ned) Breslin is CEO of Water For People, widely considered a force for positive change by challenging status quo approaches to water and sanitation, philanthropy and aid transparency and offering concrete alternatives, and received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011. Cameron Conaway, Executive Editor at The Good Men Project, is an NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer, a former MMA fighter and an award-winning poet. His international investigations into poverty, child labor and human trafficking can be found in publications such as The Guardian, The Huffington Post and the Women News Network. Conaway is a recipient of the Wellcome Trust Arts Award and currently teaches the capstone Shakespeare Seminar for Ottawa University. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/cameron_conaway_knowing_when_to_tap_out_of_the_fight

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Embracing your Inner Punk Rock to Change the World