Latest Socialentrepreneurship Podcast Episodes
Season Two wrap-up: What We Heard and Where To Next
Tech Matters - May 12, 2024 19:18 - 8 minutesIn wrapping up Season Two, Jim extends his heartfelt gratitude to our devoted listeners and the extraordinary tech nonprofit leaders who've shared their impactful stories. Furthermore, this season wouldn't have been possible without the generous support of our major donors, including the Patrick...
The Balcony and the Dance Floor: Jim's Journey Towards a Better Deal for Data
Tech Matters - May 03, 2024 17:10 - 36 minutesFor our final episode of season 2, this time it's Jim who sits on the other end. Our special guest host is his longtime mentee — and CEO of Nexleaf Analytics — Nithya Ramanathan. What led to the decision to prioritize social impact over the stereotypical Silicon Valley (attempt at) wea...
Mapping the Global Supply Chain, with Natalie Grillon of Open Supply Hub
Tech Matters - April 19, 2024 16:08 - 34 minutesOpen Supply Hub is more than just a database; it's a movement towards a more ethical and sustainable future. By crowdsourcing data and providing a unique identifier for facilities, they've created a system that benefits everyone from brands to auditors and even the workers themselves. Toda...
Bridging the Education Gap: Talking Points' Heejae Lim on Tech-Driven Family Engagement
Tech Matters - April 06, 2024 00:01 - 39 minutesDive into the heart of social tech innovation with Heejae Lim, the trailblazing founder and CEO of TalkingPoints. Heejae recounts the inception of her groundbreaking app, which stands out as a rare success story in a sea of well-intentioned but often ineffective educational apps. TalkingPoints i...
Uniting Data Science and Social Good, with DataKind co-founder Jake Porway
Tech Matters - March 22, 2024 20:11 - 37 minutes"What could the nonprofit sector do if every nonprofit had Google's engineering team?" (J. P.) In this thought-provoking episode, we sat down with Jake Porway, the visionary co-founder of DataKind, to explore the transformative potential of harnessing data science for the nonprofit sector....
Exposing Global Corruption: Tech For Investigative Journalism, with Drew Sullivan of OCCRP
Tech Matters - March 10, 2024 14:20 - 35 minutes"It takes a network to fight a network" (D. S.) In the labyrinth of global corruption and organized crime, a beacon of truth shines through the data-driven work of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). This episode takes a deep dive with co-founder Drew Sullivan as ...
Fortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes: Lessons from Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness
Tech Matters - February 23, 2024 08:08 - 30 minutes“Seeing is no longer believing. You need to fortify the truth.” (Y.A.T.) Generative AI, deepfakes… we’ve known the risks for a while, but the dangers feel ever closer given the amazing advancements of orgs like OpenAI. Meanwhile, human rights activists have faced these risks for years (th...
Part 2 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD
Tech Matters - February 09, 2024 14:03 - 27 minutesPicking up where we left off with Owen Barder, Jim digs deeper into how tech enters the discussion, in particular what Precision Development has been doing to tackle major sustainable agriculture challenges in developing countries. Key topics: When to do AB testing (à la Facebook) vs. a full-b...
Part 1 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD
Tech Matters - January 26, 2024 12:05 - 34 minutesThroughout Owen's journey, one central question has been: How do you navigate market failure, especially when the stakes are sky-high? The typical choice between government intervention vs. private investment vs. third sector solutions often can't cut it. Owen and innovators like him don't hav...
Coming Soon: Tech Matters Season 2, on the Power of Data!
Tech Matters - January 21, 2024 15:08 - 1 minuteAs we learned from Nithya Ramanathan in Season 1, data = money = power. To understand what this means for our future, and what we can actually do about it, we're coming back strong with a whole new lineup of interviews in Season 2. You'll hear from Jake Porway, co-founder of Datakind, Yvette Alb...
88 - Kirsten Tobey, Chief Impact Officer of Revolution Foods
Doing (good) Business - June 20, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings42 million Americans are food insecure (1 in 8 Americans, 1 in 6 kids in America). Kirsten Tobey co-founded Revolution Foods to impact that. Food security is a driver for the economy, as well as a force for good for community wellness, and it’s clear that Revolution Foods (a B Corp and Public...
87 - Shannon Goldberg on Obsessive Reusing
Doing (good) Business - June 06, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsPlastic is a huge problem in every market, and Shannon Goldberg is taking it on in the cosmetics market. Founded after being laid off during the pandemic, IZZY is a beauty company whose products are 100% reusable, 100% recyclable, 100% certified carbon neutral, and 100% gorgeous! We talk with th...
86 - Don Finley on DAOs, business, and spirituality
Doing (good) Business - May 23, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsDon Finley is an entrepreneur who, through his own journey (which includes climbing Kilimanjaro and an impromptu trip to Peru), has blended spirituality and business. Founder of FINdustries and now sooTH seekers, Don explains complicated concepts like DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations...
85 - A surprisingly good business!
Doing (good) Business - May 09, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsLife insurance can be good business? It sure can! Meet Carey Earle, President of Bluestone Life - not your grandparents’ life insurance company. Learn about Bluestone - they’re a B Corp, Public Benefit Corporation, AND 1% for the Planet member (!); how Carey’s personal values overlap with Blues...
84 - Altruize
Doing (good) Business - April 25, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsDid you know that service hours, either in companies, or in the community (think about HS and college folks) are not tracked in any standardized way? Today’s guest knew that, and created an App to solve that problem! In honor of National Volunteer Month (thanks, Kelly!), we’re happy to introduce...
83 - Love as a Biz Strategy BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Doing (good) Business - April 11, 2022 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThanks so much to Mohammad Anwar and Frank Danna for sending us autographed copies of Love as a Business Strategy, to gift to 2 lucky listeners! To enter, do these 3 easy things: Follow on LinkedIn or Instagram (or both if you really LOVE us!) Leave us a rating & review of the podcast on w...
Season 1 wrap-up: Recap and what's next
Tech Matters - April 02, 2022 15:06 - 14 minutesWe’ve arrived at the end of season 1! In this episode, Jim reviews some of the top insights from our interviewees, reconfirming why tech is vital to social change at scale and why it is equally vital to understand the limits of that technology and how to do develop it ethically.
Season One wrap-up: What's next for Tech For Good? With Jim Fruchterman
Tech Matters - April 02, 2022 15:06 - 14 minutesAs we draw the curtain on Season 1, Jim takes us back through some of the most captivating insights shared by our remarkable guests. It's a reaffirmation of why technology serves as a catalyst for monumental social change and why it's equally crucial to grasp the boundaries of technology and its...
Ep. 8 - Season One wrap-up: What's next?
Tech Matters - April 02, 2022 15:06 - 14 minutesWe’ve arrived at the end of season 1! In this episode, Jim reviews some of the top insights from our interviewees, reconfirming why tech is vital to social change at scale and why it is equally vital to understand the limits of that technology and how to do develop it ethically.
82 - No Mud, No Lotus
Doing (good) Business - March 28, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe beautiful Lotus flowers are grown in the dirtiest of waters. What if the most beautiful businesses come from the most challenging times? The folks at Softway certainly exemplified that. Lotus flowers are a spiritual symbol of resilience, and Kelly reminds us of the 4Cs of resilence: b...
81 - Love as a Business Strategy
Doing (good) Business - March 14, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhat happens when your company is in financial trouble, needs to do a significant layoff, and everyone is struggling? You put love at the center, of course! Sound crazy? Not to us. D(g)B welcomes Mohammad Anwar & Frank Danna of Softway, and now Culture+. Oh, and they also wrote a book about L...
Season 2 Sickle Cell Podcast: Kendra Hogenson
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - March 04, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
80 - Return on Energy
Doing (good) Business - February 28, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWelcome to a very special episode of Doing (good) Business! In honor of Kelly's love of the Deathbed Confessions podcast, we bring you Doing (good) Business ala true crime! We've got a great story, a juicy plot, a heroine, and a whole lot of good business. Join us and have some fun! Links ment...
Season 2 Sickle Cell Podcast: Ken West
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - February 25, 2022 17:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
Season 2 Sickle Cell Podcast: Dr. Michael DeBaun
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - February 18, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
79 - Awareness, stakeholder capitalism, and love
Doing (good) Business - February 14, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings“Stakeholder capitalism is not about politics. It is not a social or ideological agenda. It is not ‘woke,’” Fink said. “It is capitalism, driven by mutually beneficial relationships between you and the employees, customers, suppliers, and communities your company relies on to prosper. This is ...
Season 2 Sickle Cell Podcast: Andre Harris, PhD(c)
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - February 11, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
Season 2 Sickle Cell Podcast: Dr. Stephanie Ibemere
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - February 04, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
78 - Tony Woods
Doing (good) Business - January 31, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsD(g)B welcomes Tony Woods, the Director and Head of Talent for Schmidt Futures - the philanthropic initiative created by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. He recruits engineers, authors, Ph.D. scientists, program administrators, etc and has helped pilot a program to source talent for critical gover...
Sickle Cell Podcast Season 2: Dr. Cliff Takemoto
Social Entrepreneurship Now Podcast - January 28, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Season 2 of our Sickle Cell Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to understanding and appreciating the voices of patients, caregivers, healthcare workers and community-based organizations perceptions of racial bias in the healthcare system for people living with sickle cell. This p...
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