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In episode 104, we welcome Eric Nee, Editor-in-Chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). SSIR is an award-winning magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems. Considering themselves a peer-to-peer learning facilitation platform, SSIR relies on the social impact community to submit articles about their work and the community at large.

Eric has held the post of editor-in-chief since 2006, nearing 15 years with his finger on the pulse of the social impact ecosystem. While this is the longest job posting he has ever held, Eric has more than 35 years of experience in journalism and publishing.

In our episode with Eric, we dive into:

• How he went from changing bedpans to running a social impact publication
• The role of journalism and SSIR in the social impact ecosystem
• Major gaps in the social sector that need to be addressed 
• How the social innovation space has evolved since he joined SSIR

Links from the Episode:

• Eric on LinkedIn
• Stanford Social Innovation Review on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Grameen Bank
• Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society 
• Business Roundtable
• BlackRock
• B-Corp
• The Giving Pledge (Bill Gates)
• GiveDirectly
• Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville
• The New York Times
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Guardian
• The Financial Times
• The New Yorker
• The Atlantic
• National Geographic

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What’s better than a new book, right? 

Maybe a new book that also challenges you to take a more critical look at the environmental and social problems around you and inspires you to change the world?

Better yet, maybe it’s a new book that gives you both the tools and motivation to launch that social venture tucked away in your brain that will radically change the quality of life for those in your community.

In this episode, we’ve curated a list of books covering triple bottom line business, impact investing, and social innovation, all highlighting progress achieved through innovative business and nonprofit models.

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In this episode, we're chatting with Adam Force, Co-Founder of Change Creator. Change Creator is a media company that empowers conscious entrepreneurs to change the status quo through the power of storytelling.

In addition to a podcast and a premier digital magazine, they have launched the Captivate Method, which helps impact-driven entrepreneurs supercharge their marketing to build trust and consistent sales. For the past 15 years, Adam and his team have become experts in storytelling, marketing online, building four businesses, and creating strategies for the biggest brands in the world.

In our episode, we dive into:

• Adam’s professional journey and the founding of Change Creator
• The importance of the pain point as a trigger
• How to innovate your marketing through storytelling
• Change Creator’s Podcast & Digital Magazine
• Captivate Method, Change Creator’s online program for purpose-driven entrepreneurs to boost their marketing 
• Why Change Creator is pivoting away from being purely a media company

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• Adam on LinkedIn, 
• Change Creator on LinkedIn
• • The Captivate Method 
  • Magazine
  • Podcast
• EthnoTek

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In episode 101, we chat with Mark Horoszowski, CEO & Co-Founder of MovingWorlds. Originally an organization seeking to shift the perspective and priorities of professionals interested in volunteering while on a luxury vacation, MovingWorlds is now a social enterprise that helps businesses scale social impact and sustainability initiatives through engaging individual employees.

In our chat with Tom, we dive into:

• Scaling social enterprises through partnering with corporations
• How MovingWorlds evolved its priorities through solving problems in the marketplace
• The MovingWorlds Institute and other programs they provide
• The importance of focusing on the individual human and their skills and desires
• What Mark has learned over the past 10+ years in the social impact space

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• Mark on LinkedIn
  • Mark’s email
• MovingWorlds on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube
  • MovingWorlds Institute
  • The S Grid Program
  • Experteering
• Microsoft’s MySkills4Afrika
• Ariba

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We launched The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast in January 2019. Now, just a little over a year and a half later, we’ve hit the 100 episode milestone! 

This podcast has become much of the ‘base’ from which we launched Grow Ensemble, our media and marketing company in the space of social impact and sustainable business.

In this special episode of the podcast, we're sharing some of the best tips we have to help the aspiring purpose-driven podcaster.

Hopefully, this can be a resource to help get you started. And while it’s not exactly a step by step guide, it’s (almost) all of the best we can share from our experience thus far.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Tips for Starting & Launching a Podcast
• Tips for Sustaining a Podcast
• Tips for Recording Podcasts
• Tips for Booking & Interviewing Guests
• Tools & Tricks for a Successful Podcast
• Tips for Editing & Publishing a Podcast
• Tips for Promoting & Growing a Podcast

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We can say so-long to the days when social impact was reserved for volunteers and nonprofit organizations. As consumers become more and more concerned with social and environmental issues we face in the world around us, more and more for-profit companies are responding by joining (and sometimes leading) the fight to tackle those social issues. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why it's important for companies to be socially responsible
• How companies can be more socially responsible 
• How you can tell which companies truly are socially responsible
• 10 of our favorite socially responsible companies

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In the latest episode, we chat with Tom Dawkins, CEO & co-founder of StartSomeGood. StartSomeGood is a global crowdfunding platform and education provider for social good projects. Tom has a plethora of experience in the social good space, founding Australian youth nonprofit Vibewire before StartSomeGood, and working for and consulting with various nonprofits, associations, and governments throughout his career.

In our chat with Tom, we dive into:

• The beginnings of StartSomeGood
• Tom’s evolution from political activist to crowdfunding platform founder
• Good Hustle, StartSomeGood’s 10-module course that prepares for launching a crowdfunding campaign
• The foundational elements required to launch a social enterprise
• The importance of early-stage innovation for the betterment of our world

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• Tom on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium
  • If you connect with Tom on LinkedIn, be sure to mention you listened to this podcast!
• StartSomeGood on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• GoodHustle.Online (10 modules)
• Collective Enoughness
• Manifesto for a Moral Revolution by Jacqueline Novogratz

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In this audio edition of the Better World Weekly, we discuss:

• Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Promotional Products
•  Supporting Black, Women-Led Social Enterprises
• Ensuring a Free & Fair Election in November
• A Socialist NBA—Is it Basketball or Socialism?

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In this episode, we're speaking with co-founders of Fairware, Denise Taschereau (CEO) and Sarah White (COO). Fairware is a sustainable promotional merchandise company and B Corp that helps businesses to better engage their customers, employees, and partners through the creation of sustainable custom-branded products.

In our chat with Taschereau & White, we discuss:

• Their involvement in the activism side of the B-Corporation community
• Insights they've gained from being a certified B Corp for 10 years
• Tips on the B Corp certification and re-certification process
• Their thoughts and philosophies on ethical sourcing
• The beginnings of Fairware and how the business gained traction and grew
• The urgency to address the intersection between sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion in today’s political climate

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• Denise on LinkedIn
• Sarah on LinkedIn
• Fairware on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn
  • Lookbooks
  • Resources
• B-Corporation
  • We the Change
• Asana
• Ben & Jerry’s
• Patagonia
• Decisive by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

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If you are on the fence about diving into a new volunteer experience or have doubts about whether or not volunteering is right for you, you might find yourself surprised at just how much you can gain from taking the plunge.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why volunteering is important
• The many benefits of volunteering 
• How you can get started 

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