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What are China’s global ambitions?

The US-China Podcast - July 05, 2024 15:09 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
China is growing in prominence on the world stage, highlighted by its leadership roles in international forums like the United Nations, peacebuilding efforts, and pioneering of economic relationships through the Belt and Road Initiative. Though China’s development offers new opportunities, its ...

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077. Let’s work through this: conflict mediation in social sector organizations with Nathalie Thompson

NGO Soul + Strategy - July 01, 2024 01:00 - 42 minutes
Summary Conflict management and mediation are skills that come up frequently as a weak area in many of our social sector organizations. And these days, more than ever conflict is on the rise within our organizations. So how can we work through our conflicts more skillfully and effectively? ...

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Recruiting great board members

Nonprofit Radio Show - June 24, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes
We keep hearing from organizations that they can't find board members. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah discuss some key components for ensuring your mission attracts great board members. They discuss different recruitment strategies, from the "open call" to "by invitation only." By the end of t...

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Should the U.S. Decouple from China?

The US-China Podcast - June 24, 2024 18:19 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In 2022, the trade volume between the United States and China topped $750 billion dollars. Despite the deep economic interconnection between the two largest economies, both countries have been taking steps to separate their supply chains from each other—a process known as decoupling. What is th...

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076. Trends in direct fundraising: keeping it real with Erica Waasdorp

NGO Soul + Strategy - June 15, 2024 13:00 - 57 minutes
Summary What constitutes a culture of philanthropy within nonprofits and NGOs? It's a term easily bandied around, but how do I see when it's in place? How has the field of direct giving by small donors, and monthly giving as one donor practice in particular changed in the last 10-20 years? Ar...

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High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy

The US-China Podcast - June 07, 2024 19:19 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In High Wire, Angela Zhang explores how China regulates its tech sector. By analyzing the incentives and interactions among the key players, Ms. Zhang introduces a dynamic pyramid model to analyze the structure, process, and outcome of China’s unique regulatory system. She showcases the self-reg...

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Let's Talk about Risk

Nonprofit Radio Show - June 06, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes
The word "risk" can sound so.... well, risky! Risk often carries a negative connotation, evoking thoughts of danger and uncertainty. However, understanding and managing risk is crucial for the long-term success of any organization. In this episode, we invite you to think about risk and what th...

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Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power

The US-China Podcast - May 31, 2024 17:54 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
There is wide bipartisan agreement that Asia belongs at the center of U.S. foreign policy. What has been achieved since the Obama administration announced its “Pivot to Asia” in 2011?  Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine argue in Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Po...

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Divided Paths: Europe’s Divergent Approaches to China

The US-China Podcast - May 28, 2024 17:48 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In the wake of Xi Jinping’s first visit to Europe in five years, the European Union and China continue to navigate an increasingly challenging period in relations. Concerns over growing trade imbalances, unfair subsidies in key industries, high-profile espionage cases, and China’s continued sup...

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Inviting legacy conversations into our organizations

Nonprofit Radio Show - May 28, 2024 15:00 - 18 minutes
Nonprofits are supported by people at all stages of life. When we invite more conversations about legacy, we help the people who care about their mission consider how they can support the causes they care about when they aren't here anymore. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah reflect on some lesso...

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Balancing Economic Prosperity and National Security

The US-China Podcast - May 25, 2024 19:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The U.S.-China bilateral relationship is a competitive one, from economics to security, diplomacy to geopolitics, technology to the oceans and deep space. It is subject to varying degrees of tension, punctuated by intermittent cooperation and now, a resumption of selective dialogue. Each side vi...

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Aslan Child Rescue Ministries

East Africa NGO - May 21, 2024 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Pastor John Ramey calls Mother Theresa one of his heroes. Ramey is president of Aslan Child Rescue Ministries and travels the world to support partners on the ground in difficult and far off places. Like the saintly Mother Theresa, Pastor Ramey finds joy in being alongside struggling mission wor...

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Is the U.S. or Chinese military bigger? | U.S.-China Counterpoints

The US-China Podcast - May 21, 2024 04:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The military force of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is the largest standing army in the world. However, the United States maintains the highest military expenditure in the world. How can Americans evaluate whether the U.S. or Chinese military is bigg...

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Is it possible to win the U.S.-China trade war?

The US-China Podcast - May 17, 2024 10:03 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
A full-out trade war erupted between the United States and China during the Trump administration, increasing tariffs on Chinese imports in dozens of sectors and leading to rising business competition and costs to consumers. How has this ongoing trade war impacted everyday U.S. and Chinese citiz...

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075. What happens when a start-up nurtures an evidence-based culture: the Taimaka Project

NGO Soul + Strategy - May 14, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour
Summary What does the name Taimaka mean? To what extent are there challenges, as an organization, when you aim for evidence-based decision-making? What kind of culture is needed to truly live the aspiration of being evidence-based? In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Dr. U...

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How is China promoting peace?

The US-China Podcast - May 10, 2024 19:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
China was able to broker a historic global security agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, changing not only the Middle East’s regional dynamics, but also China’s position on the global diplomatic stage. China performs a balancing act between being a responsible stakeholder in world affairs, ...

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Why attend a conference

Nonprofit Radio Show - May 09, 2024 16:00 - 14 minutes
Every spring and fall we receive invitations to attend a conference. It may be a nonprofit conference or a conference related to the mission of our organization. It can feel hard to take the time, and yet there is so much benefit. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about conferences and how i...

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Should the U.S. give more support to Taiwan?

The US-China Podcast - May 06, 2024 13:46 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Official U.S. policy towards Taiwan focuses on developing robust non-state relations with the island while advocating for a peaceful resolution to the cross-strait conflict. When considering American policy towards Taiwan, is more U.S. support good for Taiwan and regional peace?  Sara Newland,...

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A Look Inside China's Emissions Trading System

The US-China Podcast - April 26, 2024 16:52 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
China is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, making its carbon abatement plans crucial to the future of global climate change mitigation. The country’s flagship climate goals aim to peak carbon levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060 (“30-60 goals”). China has moved m...

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Conserving China’s Wilderness

The US-China Podcast - April 24, 2024 18:37 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In a nation famous for its megacities, it’s hard to grasp that China is the world’s third most biodiverse country and 42% uninhabited wilderness. Yet protecting wild Chinese flora and fauna is crucial to preserving a healthy climate. How does China interact with the wilderness on their doorstep,...

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What will a potential TikTok ban mean for Chinese tech in the U.S.?

The US-China Podcast - April 22, 2024 14:17 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
A TikTok ban moved one step closer to reality when the House passed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” in March 2024, and then moved to package the Act with foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in mid-April. Though not yet a law, the bill draws ...

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074. Can nonprofit program evaluation truly be made easy? Chari Smith

NGO Soul + Strategy - April 19, 2024 22:00 - 53 minutes
Summary Quite a few smaller size social sector organizations assume that program evaluation is too complex or demanding an undertaking for them. Is that the case, though? If we want to introduce program evaluation to staff, leadership, and boards who have not yet been inducted into the importa...

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The future of U.S.-China climate diplomacy

The US-China Podcast - April 19, 2024 14:50 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
On November 14th, 2023, the United States and China jointly issued the “Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis” which introduced several areas for U.S.-China climate cooperation. The statement aims to increase activities between states, provinces, and cities ...

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Why investing in your organization matters

Nonprofit Radio Show - April 16, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes
Many nonprofit board members feel that being a good steward of money means that they shouldn't invest in themselves as a board or organization. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah challenge board members to let go that that scarcity mindset and recognize the value of investing in their organization...

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell: CHINA Town Hall 2024

The US-China Podcast - April 15, 2024 14:15 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The 2024 CHINA Town Hall program took place on Tuesday, April 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET, with featured speaker Dr. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State. Missed the event? Watch a recording of the livestream here. CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a two-part program that provides a snapshot of...

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Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War

The US-China Podcast - April 05, 2024 17:23 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
David M. Lampton’s new book addresses a core critique of the management of Sino-American relations across eight administrations: that naïve American elites conflated their hopes for democracy and a globally responsible China with the actual prospects for those ends, and, in the process, traded a...

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Has engagement with China failed? | U.S.-China Counterpoints

The US-China Podcast - April 02, 2024 17:23 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
At the height of the Cold War, the United States made a bold political gamble to engage with an underdeveloped and politically isolated China. Engagement policy transformed not only the Cold War political landscape, but the trajectory of history: China is now one of the largest and most powerful...

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073. From a hub and spoke to a horizontal network model: Anu Kumar @ Ipas

NGO Soul + Strategy - March 31, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes
Summary What are the main benefits of a network structure, where power, authority, and leadership are dispersed and shared across regions, from an effectiveness perspective?  What are the most important enabling habits, practices and behaviors that go with that, as a change leader? And what a...

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#7 Two Giant Neighbors of the Pacific Islands: U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - March 29, 2024 17:25 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
U.S.-China & the World is an interview series investigating how the U.S.-China relationship impacts societies, economies, and policies around the globe. Through short interviews with local experts, this series takes a closer look at the countries and regions affected by and navigating through U...

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China’s Role in Red Sea Security

The US-China Podcast - March 25, 2024 20:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The United States and its allies have been combating Houthi attacks that have left vital Red Sea shipping lanes vulnerable. China, however, has contributed little to these international efforts. Tensions have risen amid calls for China to join the international effort, prompting discussions on t...