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Where Will China’s Economy Go in 2024?

The US-China Podcast - March 22, 2024 16:02 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
China’s economy is infused into every aspect of the U.S.-China relationship. With tighter U.S. export controls on chips, new technology developments in China, a slowdown in consumer activity, rising electric vehicle competition, and prickly government relations, the Chinese and American economie...

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Perspectives on 2024’s Two Sessions

The US-China Podcast - March 19, 2024 20:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the “Two Sessions” (“Lianghui”), feature the gathering of political leaders in Beijing each spring to announce plans and goals for the coming year. In 2024, faced ...

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Reconnecting with donors

Nonprofit Radio Show - March 19, 2024 15:00 - 18 minutes
We've been hearing from nonprofit colleagues that they feel like their donors have gone into hibernation. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah share six steps on how to bring spring into your fundraising program and reconnect with past donors. They talk about how reconnecting with your donors can be...

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072. When nonprofits deal with internal strife: conflict mediation to the rescue with Daniel Genberg

NGO Soul + Strategy - March 15, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes
Summary Conflict within our organizations: we often don't really want to face them, but they are very much there. The result? Plenty of passive aggression to go around.  What are the implications of such forms of conflict avoidance? In other NGOs on the other hand -- especially in the last fe...

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How a Rusting Warship Became the Hotspot of the South China Sea

The US-China Podcast - March 15, 2024 16:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Second Thomas Shoal, a feature in the South China Sea, is highly contested: both China and the Philippines claim sovereignty over this area and have confronted each other repeatedly around the shoal, stirring tensions that have escalated into a military confrontation between the two countries. ...

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#6 Who are Serbia's partners? : U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - March 08, 2024 10:28 - 17 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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Studying in China as a Black Man/How Black Musicians Brought Jazz to China

The US-China Podcast - March 01, 2024 15:14 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Part 1 In 1997, Marketus Presswood was the only Black student in his language program in Beijing, China. His experience navigating race, culture, and identity between China and the U.S. shaped his current research into socio-cultural interactions between Africa, the African Diaspora and China ...

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#5 US & China's Power is Transforming Kenya: U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - February 23, 2024 18:32 - 17 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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071. Onward with reimagining INGO models: Charles Kojo Vandyck @ RINGO/WACSI

NGO Soul + Strategy - February 22, 2024 20:00 - 54 minutes
Summary What are some structural things that are wrong in development aid and in civil society? Which mindsets most need to be decolonized when it comes to the relationship between global South civil society organizations (CSOs) and INGOs? Global North-founded INGOs need to be reimagined. How...

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Find joy in nonprofit work

Nonprofit Radio Show - February 22, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes
Time for our regular break to discuss how to make nonprofit work joyful and fun! We are hearing a lot about nonprofit leaders needing a break after a long winter. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah share a few ideas for how to find moments of fun and joy in the very serious work of our nonprofits....

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Worker-related rules apply to nonprofits

Nonprofit Radio Show - February 22, 2024 04:00 - 14 minutes
It can be easy to forget among all of the good work that nonprofits do that we also need to follow the law! In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about the rules related to the people delivering our missions. There are work standards, safety and health laws, and workers' compensation rules that ...

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What is it like to study abroad in China as a Black student?

The US-China Podcast - February 16, 2024 17:26 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
NCUSCR staffers Elisabeth Fisher and Bailey Johnson discuss their experiences studying in China, how they balanced exploring a new culture and developing their own identities, and the importance of Black History Month through the study abroad experience.  Find their bios here: https://www.ncus...

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#4 Poland on the Edge of NATO: U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - February 10, 2024 02:44 - 19 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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Dropwise #1 - The first steps in LA

Dropwise by Micha & Agnes Fritz | Viva Con Agua California - February 09, 2024 08:24 - 29 minutes
The last three years my wife @Agnes and me have been working on the idea of starting Viva con Agua California. We made a plan for ourselves, we applied for the O1 Visa, we created two years in a row the Waterweek an art music and culture festival in Los Angeles, we founded Viva con Agua Californi...

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070. Mastering a graceful AND effective leadership exodus: Ignacio Saiz

NGO Soul + Strategy - February 07, 2024 22:00 - 46 minutes
Summary Leadership transitions are tricky -- and potentially risky -- moments in a nonprofit's life. What are the most common pitfalls or aspects that get overlooked when nonprofits -- and outgoing leaders themselves -- tackle such leadership transitions? What key strategies and tactics are es...

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Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia

The US-China Podcast - February 05, 2024 15:33 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Meg Rithmire’s book, Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia, compares state-business relations in China, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It explains why initial partnerships for growth between political and business elites disintegrated into corruption and financial instability i...

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Nonprofit Finance: What Hat Are You Wearing?

Nonprofit Radio Show - January 30, 2024 17:00 - 17 minutes
Nonprofit finance can feel overwhelming to many nonprofit board and staff members. One way to break it down is by considering the five roles needed to ensure your organization’s money is well managed. When everyone knows what they need to be doing, you’ll get more people involved in conversation...

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Americans Feel More Threat from China Now than in Past Three Decades – Chicago Council on Global Affairs Survey

The US-China Podcast - January 29, 2024 16:45 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
According to a Chicago Council survey conducted in September 2023, Americans are more concerned about China’s rise now than at any point since the end of the Cold War. A record level of Americans consider China’s transformation into a global power to be a threat to U.S. interests, and are more l...

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#3 Nepal landlocked in a "gigantic neighborhood": U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - January 26, 2024 10:44 - 11 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 ...

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069. Navigating Organizational Politics: A Team Coach’s Guide - with Alexander Caillet @ Corentus

NGO Soul + Strategy - January 24, 2024 18:00 - 55 minutes
Summary What should I imagine, practically, when a team coach starts to support my team? What does a well-known team coach find the most rewarding about working with nonprofit teams? Can a team coach detect any differences in team behaviors or tendencies between their for-profit and nonprofit...

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#2 What is Italy trying to signal?: U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - January 19, 2024 14:02 - 23 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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Analyzing Taiwan's Election Results

The US-China Podcast - January 16, 2024 10:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Nearly 20 million voters in Taiwan went to the polls over the weekend to elect a new president.  The a results will have outsize importance to Taiwan’s future, its relations with the United States and China, as well as U.S.- China relations more broadly. With the votes now counted, the incumbent...

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067. DEI trends in US development agencies, by the numbers – Shiro Gnanaselvam @ Social Impact

NGO Soul + Strategy - January 12, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour
Summary What is the state of DEI in US-founded international development organisations (both for-profit and nonprofit), and how has this state changed since 2021?   What has been the action, as compared to the professed intentions for action?    In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I i...

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#1 Don't make Southeast Asia choose sides: U.S.-China & the World

The US-China Podcast - January 12, 2024 14:08 - 18 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 impacted by and navigating through ...

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Introducing U.S.-China & the World!

The US-China Podcast - January 12, 2024 10:53 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Apparently, the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. Why, and for whom? Introducing our new segment on The US-China Podcast, U.S.-China & the World! Experts from around the world tell us about how the U.S.-China relationship impacts their countries...

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Change of Year Thoughts

Nonprofit Radio Show - January 04, 2024 18:00 - 15 minutes
The change of a year invites reflection on lessons learned and what we might do differently going forward. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah share a few change of year thoughts that they are reflecting on. Join us as we talk about the role of boards, conflict, recognition of hard work, curiosity,...

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The Superpowers of Small Nonprofits

Nonprofit Radio Show - January 02, 2024 19:00 - 18 minutes
It's easy to feel that our small nonprofits don't have a lot in the way of power. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah challenge that idea and share some of the comparative advantages that we have as small nonprofit organizations. They go one step further and describe ways to use those advantages to...

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China on My Mind | Mary Brown Bullock

The US-China Podcast - December 29, 2023 15:19 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The United States and China are at a crossroads today. Will the two nations be enemies, or will they continue to engage with each other? Mary Brown Bullock, who first visited China nearly 50 years ago, explores this question in her latest book, China on My Mind.  Her memoir describes being a mis...

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India, China, and the US in Space

The US-China Podcast - December 22, 2023 17:15 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In the summer of 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a lunar-exploration mission, making India the fourth country to land on the moon. Now that India has joined China and the United States in the ranks of major space-faring countries, there is huge potentia...

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067. Life after leadership: Sam Worthington, former President and CEO @ InterAction

NGO Soul + Strategy - December 07, 2023 23:00 - 49 minutes
Summary What is life after leadership like? What happens to you as a person when you leave a high-powered, highly visible role in civil society? What happens with your sense of identity? Does this also perhaps touch on ego as well? What offers new meaning and purpose, when we live our life-a...