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Sal Giambanco, Director of Human Capital and Operations, Omidyar Network Short Description:  Attracting, engaging, and retaining the right talent is key to successful nonprofit management. In this audio lecture from the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Omidyar Network partner Sal Giambanco discusses how a nonprofit can build a strong team to reach its organization’s core objectives. He shares specific approaches to building a talent pipeline and maximizing productivity to enrich a nonprofit’s management strategy. Human capital is the most valuable asset in the social sector. Developing an effective human capital strategy enables nonprofits to grow, scale, and achieve greater impact. In this audio lecture from the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Omidyar Network partner Sal Giambanco discusses how nonprofits can create a recruiting framework and demonstrate organizational value to employees. He explains how to attract and engage an excellent team. By sharing examples from his years of coaching nonprofit executives from around the world, he explores questions such as: How do you attract the right talent to your organization? How do you enable them to be successful? How do you build a talent pipeline to engage future leaders? In this lecture, Gimabanco discusses techniques a nonprofit can use to execute a successful human capital strategy. Sal Giambanco leads the human capital and operations functions of Omidyar Network where he works to develop and scale its talent and portfolio organizations. From 2000-2009, he served as the vice president of human resources for PayPal and eBay Inc. Prior to ing PayPal, Giambanco worked for KPMG as the national recruiting manager for information, communications, high-tech, and entertainment consulting practices. During this time, he also led KPMG’s collegiate and MBA recruiting programs. Giambanco began his career working in the public sector in a variety of roles, primarily in education and hospital ministries. He holds an MA in philosophy from Fordham University, a Masters of Divinity from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and an AB in economics and political science from Columbia University. Currently, he is a lecturer for the University of San Francisco School of Managment Silicon Valley Immersion Program. Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff Omidyar Network “Research: Improving Teamwork”, a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> article (subscription required) “Three Nonprofit Hiring Mistakes to Avoid”, a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> blog post Podcast #:  6006

Akaya Windwood, President, Rockwood Leadership Institute Short Description:  In an increasingly polarized and complex world, leaders can no longer afford to work in isolation. In this audio lecture from the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Rockwood Leadership Institute president Akaya Windwood discusses how we can get our movements and sectors to work together to advance the common good. Windwood discusses specific tools that we can utilize to build communities of interconnected leaders in order to make social movements more effective. Good leadership requires moving across boundaries of sector, race, ideology, class, and political affiliation. Instead of competing for resources or working in isolation, leaders should reach across divides to develop healthy networks of trust and collaboration. In this audio lecture from the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Rockwood Leadership Institute president Akaya Windwood discusses how we can get movements and sectors to work together to advance the common good. She shares specific approaches and tools for leaders to step out of their comfort zones. These enable a collective effort that builds mutually beneficial relationships. Akaya Windwood, currently president of Rockwood Leadership Institute, had previously served as Rockwood's director of leadership development for three years. Windwood has more than 30 years of experience working for social justice. An executive leadership coach and organizational consultant, she is nationally known for her commitment to social and economic justice, and for building a compelling vision for effectiveness and collaboration in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors. Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff Rockwood Leadership Institute The Future of Leadership Development, a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> article Collaborationists and Collectivists, a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> article Podcast #:  6004

Tina Seelig, Executive Director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program Short Description:  Creativity often feels like a mystery. Struggling to unleash our creative potential can sometimes hinder us on the path to social innovation. In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Stanford Professor Tina Seelig discusses the tools and conditions each of us has that allow us to increase our creativity—our own, our team’s and our organization’s. She shares specific approaches to rethinking questions and reframing problems to unlock the path to innovation. Whether we are struggling to generate fresh ideas or staring at problems with no solutions in sight, the spark of creative genius often seems out of reach. In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Stanford Professor Tina Seelig discusses how we can unlock our creative genius through a set of tools and conditions we each have in our control—our “innovation engine.” Based on real-world examples and a dozen years of experience teaching courses on creativity and entrepreneurship in the Stanford School of Engineering, Seelig challenges traditional assumptions about creativity to show us how we can seek out the right resources and environment to fuel our innovation engines. She contends that just as the scientific method demystifies the process of discovery, there is a formal process for unlocking the pathway to innovation. Tina Seelig is the executive director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, the entrepreneurship center at Stanford School of Engineering. She teaches courses on innovation and entrepreneurship in the department of Management Science and Engineering and within the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school). Dr. Seelig earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University Medical School, where she studied neuroscience. She has been a management consultant, multimedia producer and founder of a multimedia company. In addition, she has written 16 popular books and educational games. Her newest books, published by HarperCollins, are What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, and inGenius: Unleashing Creative Potential Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff An excerpt from the book <i>inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity</i> featured in the <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> “In the Mood for Creativity,” a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> article (subscription required) Podcast #:  6005

Nathalie Kylander, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard’s Ha Center for Nonprofit Organizations Short Description:  Branding plays a unique and powerful role in the nonprofit sector. In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Harvard researcher Nathalie Kylander discusses how a strategic brand can enable an organization to build capacity and impact. Based on research conducted at Harvard University’s Ha Center for Nonprofits, Kylander shares the framework that she and her colleagues developed to help nonprofit leaders develop a more strategic approach to managing their nonprofit brand—one that creates greater social impact and tighter organizational cohesion. While branding has been traditionally perceived as a tool for fundraising and public relations, nonprofits can take a new approach to brand management that effectively drives their mission and maximizes impact. In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Harvard researcher Nathalie Kylander challenges traditional branding principles and proposes a new framework for developing a more strategic brand. By examining the concepts of brand democracy and brand affinity, Kylander discusses how a strategic brand can create greater social impact and tighter organizational cohesion. She examines what successful branding looks like in the nonprofit sector and how the rise of social media and technological change can drive the development of a clear, strong, well-managed brand. Nathalie Kylander is a lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard’s Ha Center for Nonprofit Organizations. She is also an adjunct assistant professor of International Business at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, and a visiting professor at the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai. Kylander’s prior work experience includes several senior marketing positions in the private and public sectors. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD from the Fletcher School, and recently co-authored “The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Her research interests continue to focus on nonprofit brands and the emergence of the fourth sector, and she is currently working on a book on nonprofit branding to be published by Jossey-Bass in 2013. Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff The Ha Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector, a Research Project The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector, a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> article Podcast #:  6003

Lucy Bernholz, Founder & President, Blueprint Research & Design Inc. Rob Reich, Director, Program in Ethics in Society Short Description:  What is a “social economy” and how is it affecting leaders in nonprofit management? In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich, thought leaders in philanthropy and technology, describe what the social economy is and how it came about, the changes it has sparked, and the implications for how nonprofits are run. What exactly is the new “social economy,” how did it come about, and what are its implications for nonprofit management? In this audio lecture, philanthropy, policy, and technology researchers Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich explore some possible answers to these questions. Evaluating the changes that the social economy has created, Bernholz and Reich focus on new options that are available for both doers and donors. Speaking at Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, the two analyze the impact that this new economy is having on nonprofit management and how social leaders can adapt. Lucy Bernholz is the founder and president of Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.. Bernholz ed the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) for a two-year research sabbatical through the 2012-2013 academic year. She is currently working on a PACS research initiative with Rob Reich called Philanthropy, Policy & Technology. The initiative will map the policy implications of the new “social economy.” Rob Reich is an associate professor of political science and, by courtesy, of philosophy and education, a faculty co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and the director of the Program in Ethics in Society. He is the author of Bridging Liberalism and Multiculturalism in American Education>, co-author of Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and co-editor of Occupy the Future. Reich has received several teaching awards including the Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford's highest award for teaching. He is currently working on a Stanford PACS research initiative with Lucy Bernholz called Philanthropy, Policy & Technology. Nonprofit Management Institute Related Stuff 2012 Nonprofit Management Homepage "Recoding Good", a <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i> series by Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich Podcast #:  6002

Heather McLeod Grant, Senior Consultant, Monitor Institute Short Description:  Can smaller and local nonprofit organizations still have major impact? In this audio lecture from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Heather McLeod Grant, senior consultant at the Monitor Institute and co-author of Forces for Good, shares successful strategies of high-impact nonprofits and how small and local nonprofits can apply them. How can smaller and local nonprofits dramatically increase their impact? In this audio lecture, senior consultant at the Monitor Institute and co-author of Local Forces for Good, Heather McLeod Grant shares ideas and case studies of high-impact small and local nonprofits, and how these organizations have leveraged outside forces and agencies to great success. Speaking from Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, McLeod Grant analyzes how many smaller nonprofits managed not only to survive the economic downturn, but also to thrive during that time. Heather McLeod Grant is a senior consultant at the Monitor Institute, where she focuses on scaling social impact, leveraging networks for social change, and transforming large-scale legacy nonprofits. She is the co-author of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits, named a Top Ten Book of 2007 by The Economist. McLeod Grant was a former McKinsey & Company consultant and a co-founder of Who Cares, a national magazine for young social entrepreneurs and activists. She has also been an advisor to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the National Civic League, HandsOn Bay Area, and the Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University. She holds an MBA from Stanford University and an AB from Harvard University. Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits The Monitor Institute 2012 Nonprofit Management Homepage <i>Local Forces for Good</i> Podcast #:  6001

Beth Kanter, Co-author, "The Networked Nonprofit" Short Description:  Nonprofit management is shifting to develop a networking mindset. In this audio lecture, Beth Kanter, author and leader in social media for nonprofits, discusses how nonprofits can utilize their professional networks and develop a “network mindset.” During her presentation at the Stanford Social Innovation Review's Nonprofit Management Institute, she evaluates various tools and experiences in nonprofit management that can develop the relationships needed to create a successful network. Nonprofit management is presented with the challenge of adjusting to constant developments in technology and social media. To cope, leaders learn to use a network mindset. In this audio lecture, author and social media guru Beth Kanter presents ways nonprofit organizations can develop a networking mindset. These hard-won lessons are based on her own and others’ experiences within nonprofits and successful social media campaigns. Speaking at the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Nonprofit Management Institute, Kanter focuses on best practices for utilizing professional relationships and the steps organizations can take to develop a network model. Beth Kanter is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media and, in 2010, she co-authored The Networked Nonprofit with Allison Fine, which received Honorable Mention for the Terry McAdams Book Award. Kanter has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 30 years. She has served in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising, and marketing. Kanter was named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and was one of Business Week’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media.” She is also a visiting scholar for social media and nonprofits at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Her second book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, co-authored with KD Paine, was published in October 2012. Nonprofit Management Institute In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Related Stuff The Story of Stuff: Leading With A Networked Mindset 2012 Nonprofit Management Institute Homepage Podcast #:  6000

Barton (Buzz) Thompson Woods Institute for the Environment Jr. Stanford Social Innovation Review Talk In partnership with Partner name:  Stanford Social Innovation Review Partner website url:  http://www.ssireview.org/ Podcast #:  5063

Sustainable economic growth -- be it in the United States or beyond -- doesn't come through status quo thinking, it comes through connectivity, flux, and a "collision" of people and ideas. So says Paul Kedrosky of the Kauffman Foundation in this university podcast. Addressing an audience of international ministers from developing countries, and technology and NGO professionals at the USRio+2.0 Conference at Stanford, he argues for entrepreneurism as the path to innovation and growth.

When a group of friends went to work using social media to help pair their colleague diagnosed with leukemia with a bone marrow donor, a project they named the Dragonfly Effect was born. In this university podcast, Stanford business professor Jennifer Aaker talks about how the lessons emerging from this simple and heartfelt enterprise can apply to any group that wants to use the Internet to promote a good cause. She spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference, hosted by Stanford.

In Indonesia, warning technology exists to alert people to coming weather catastrophes like tsunamis, but too few people have access to the information. So says Ridwan Djamaluddin, Indonesia's deputy chairman for Natural Resources Development, in this university podcast. He discusses the important role of connection technology in increasing the efficiency of tools and enhancing partnerships between governments and their people. Djamaluddin spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference, hosted by Stanford.

In a world in which there may not be enough capacity to take care of an increasingly older and sicker population, how may mobile and home-based technologies will be used to facilitate healthcare? That's the question explored by Eric Dishman, director of health innovation at Intel, in this university podcast. He looks at how technologies such as broadband can inexpensively non-acute healthcare services. Dishman spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference, hosted by Stanford.

Technology is increasingly being used to sustainable development, and Google is on the leading edge of that trend. In this university podcast, Google's chief technology advocate, Michael Jones, addresses an audience of international government ministers from developing countries as well as technology and NGO professionals convened by the US State Department and the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the topic. He spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference, hosted by Stanford.

Climate change, over-consumption of natural resources, and pollution are all contributing to the failing health of our planet, but what can we do to more effectively promote environmental sustainability? In this university podcast, Fabien Cousteau, the third generation to carry on the tradition of deep-ocean adventure and exploration originally pioneered by his grandfather more than half a century ago, offers some solutions. He spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference at Stanford.

Collective intelligence, man-machine symbiosis, real time loops from sensors… Such concepts are harbingers of a new cooperation between humans and machines. In this university podcast, media expert Tim O'Reilly discusses how lessons from technology can apply to sustainable global development. He spoke at the USRio+2.0 Conference hosted at Stanford.

How important are science, technology, and innovation to international development? They're nothing less than critical for lifting people out of poverty, says Maura O'Neill, chief innovation officer at USAID, in this university podcast. Speaking at the USRio+2.0 Conference hosted at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, O'Neill discusses how connection technologies, in particular, can sustainable development around the world.

Over 25 million s in 2011 calling Physics Education Technology (PhET) the leading provider of educational physics simulations. In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman speaks with Katherine Perkins, Director of PhET since its founding. As The Tech Awards 2011 laureates of the Microsoft Education Award, Perkins discusses how PhET has continued to grow and adapt their simulations for a growing audience in recent years.

How can technology can be used to help minimize some of the greatest bottlenecks in today's healthcare systems? In this university podcast, Jay Deady, CEO of Awarepoint Corporation, talks about how his company's software solutions provide enterprise awareness within hospitals, lowering costs and enhancing efficiency in the acute care environment. Deady spoke at the Stanford Healthcare Summit.

What does aerospace have to do with healthcare? In this university podcast, John Evans, a Lockheed Martin executive, talks about how technology in his sector can be applied to healthcare to improve performance. Evans spoke at the 2011 Stanford Healthcare Summit. He discusses how systems approaches can be used to drive efficiency and outcomes in intensive care, in particular.

Colleges and universities need an alternative to traditional data systems so that they may better manage their student prospects and information. In this Stanford university podcast, Matthew Schnittman, president of TopSchool, talks about the organization's new online software that features the latest innovations in student management software. He spoke at the Global Education Conference at Stanford.