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Kids Speak Out About Climate Change

From banning plastic bags to raising awareness about rising sea levels, kids are proving that they can be a powerful force in the battle against climate change. Living on Earth looks at several young leaders who are taking a stand to protect the planet. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Models for Social Enterprise: Booting Up Brittain

Dr Helen Haugh, an expert in social enterprise at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes in a Guardian blog of the need for social enterprises to professionally assess their markets and full costs before starting up a ‘Start Up’! ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2011)

The Emerging Social Impact Market

Annually, more than a trillion dollars are spent on millions of American nonprofit and government institutions. And 15 nonprofits are started each day. But there is still not significant progress on social issues in the United States. In this audio ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2010)

Preventing Veteran Homelessness

Nearly 154,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Another half million are at risk of homelessness because rent consumes more than half their income. In his run for the White House, President Obama pledged to deliver on a zero-tolerance policy for ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

Can Public Housing Overcome Its History of Racial Discrimination and Segregation?

The Urban Institute Press hosts a panel discussion about a new book -- Public Housing and the Legacy of Segregation -- that explores the aftermath of racial discrimination and segregation and its implications for poor families and their children. Can ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

Improving Social Investment Effectiveness

Many of us give money to our favorite charities in order to support their programs. But we don't really know if they are performing well; in fact, most of the nonprofits themselves do not even know. While it is essential that assessment of an ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

What is Social Enterprise? Podcast 1 of the Podcast Learning Series

David LePage, enp Program Manager and member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada, tells us about Social Enterprise, blended value, and gives examples of social enterprises operating in Canada. ...

(tips/guidelines, audio, 2009)

Planning for Social Enterprise : Podcast 3 of the Podcast Learning Series

In this podcast we learn why feasibility study and business planning mechanisms are vital to the successful planning of your social enterprise including how they are used, what they contain, and which elements are specific to social enterprises. ...

(tips/guidelines, audio, 2009)

Financing Social Enterprise: Podcast 4 of the Podcast Learning Series

Derek Gent, Executive Director of Vancity Community Foundation tells us how to get started with financing and dispels the mystery behind the most common finance terms including loans & grants, debt, patient capital, and investment. ...

(tips/guidelines, audio, 2009)

Common Thread Case Study: Podcast Series 8

Melanie Conn shares the story of Common Thread Cooperative and tells us about the latest contacts the co-op has undertaken. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Social Enterprise Readiness: Podcast 2 of the Podcast Learning Series

Are you thinking about launching Social Enterprise, but not sure how to begin? David LePage, enp Program Manager and member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada discusses the two key elements of early stage social enterprise business planning: ...

(tips/guidelines, audio, 2009)

Ken Banks on Doing What You Love and Changing the World

The World's Clark Boyd interviews Ken Banks of Kiwanja and FrontlineSMS. They discuss what motivates him and what challenges him. You'll also hear some great advice for landing your own tech dream job (or in Ken's case, creating it ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

Wireless Innovations for Social Good

The World's Clark Boyd reports on three projects using new wireless technologies for social good across the globe. ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

Micro-Lender ACLEDA Now Cambodia's Largest Bank

ACLEDA bank began as a micro-lender, loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses. Now it's become the country's largest bank. Critics think it's lost its focus by becoming too big and charging too much interest. This ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Nicholas Negroponte and One Laptop Per Child

To the Best of Our Knowledge speaks with Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit association. Negroponte, co-founder of the MIT Media Lab, is out to change the world by giving laptops to kids in remote places. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Data Collection via a Mobile Phone Network with FrontlineForms

The World's Clark Boyd checks in with Ken Banks about a new tool available as part of his FrontlineSMS software, FrontlineForms. In many parts of the world, it could help collect health, agricultural, and human rights data via a mobile phone network. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Microlending in America

An ambitious social experiment will launch later this year that will test Americans' ability and willingness not just to give, but to give to one another. The Takeaway talks with Premal Shah, the president of Kiva, an online micro-lender. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

De-Schooling Our Lives

Matt Hern is a Canadian advocate for alternative education. His books include 'Field Day' and 'De-Schooling Our Lives.' He tells To the Best of Our Knowledge why he thinks public education should be available to everyone, but not ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)

One Laptop Project Faces Economic Reality

Financial woes have forced the 'One Laptop Per Child' project to 'refocus its mission.' Cyrus Farivar reports for PRI's The World. ...

(caselet/profile, audio, 2009)

Sustainable Business Development

As public officials and individuals seek fast solutions to economic woes, sustainable investor Woody Tasch advises investing in businesses that are good for the planet but slow in financial returns. He discusses his ideas and new book on Living on Earth. ...

(essay/opinion, audio, 2009)