Events: 2003-2004
PMP Founder, Emeritus Dean Arjay Miller, speaks to PMP Graduates
June 2, 2004
Video
File (36:35 min)
On June 2, PMP founder and emeritus GSB Dean Arjay Miller congratulated the largest class of PMP certificate recipients in the program's 33-year history. In a conversation with the GSB's current dean, Bob Joss, Arjay Miller expressed how deeply touched he was by the growth and current strength of the Public Management Program he founded decades ago. Miller urged the 134 PMP graduates, as they move forward in their careers, to stay true to their core values and continue to work toward solving pressing social problems.
Philanthropy Discussion Series: "What are the public obligations
of foundations?"
Peter Hero, President, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
"New Obligations, New Foundations: Early Patterns of an Emerging
Global Philanthropy"
May 18, 2004
The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University presented
Peter Hero, seventh and final speaker in the series. A summary of his
talk will be forthcoming. The series is also grateful for support from
the Arrillaga Foundation, Laura Arrillaga and the Silicon Valley Community
Foundation.
Philanthropy Discussion Series: "What are the public obligations
of foundations?"
Kathleen McCarthy, Director, Center for the Study of Philanthropy,
CUNY
"Foundations, Philanthropy and Civil Society"
May 13, 2004
The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University presented
Kathleen McCarthy, sixth in the series. A summary of his talk will be
forthcoming. The series is also grateful for support from the Arrillaga
Foundation, Laura Arrillaga and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
The Emerging Leadership Crisis in the Nonprofit Sector: A Discussion
with Tom Tierney
May 5, 2004
Video
File (53:16 min)
Tom Tierney is the Chairman of Bridgespan and the former Worldwide Managing Director of Bain & Company. All indications suggest that nonprofit organizations are beginning to experience an acute shortage of management talent--a situation that will dramatically worsen as the sector expands, nonprofits "go to scale" and turnover intensifies. As this leadership crisis escalates, the social benefits generated by the sector will suffer. How effectively we respond to this challenge will become a defining issue over the next decade. This interactive workshop examined what this looming crisis might mean for you, the nonprofit organizations you're involved with, and the sector as a whole.
Philanthropy Discussion Series: What are the Public Obligations of
Foundations?
Tom Tierney, Bridgespan Chairman, former Worldwide Managing Director,
Bain & Co.
"High Impact Philanthropy"
May 4, 2004
The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University presented
Tom Tierney, fifth in the series. A summary of his talk will be forthcoming.
The series is also grateful for support from the Arrillaga Foundation,
Laura Arrillaga and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
How Nonprofits Get the Most out of Their Intangible Assets: Boards,
Donors and Volunteers
April 29, 2004
Video
File (54:52 min), Panel Discussion
Video
File (28:17 min), Question & Answer Session
Speakers included: Jay Backstrand, Founder and President of VolunteerMatch, current student at the Sloan Business Program at Stanford University; Nicola McIntyre, Vice President, Development & Communications, Global Fund for Women; Vilma Pallette, Volunteer Expert, Consultant; Dale Miller, Moderator, Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior, Codirector of the Center for Social Innovation, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Sciences. Sponsored by the Alumni Consulting Team and the Public Management Program (both programs of the Center for Social Innovation).
Philanthropy Discussion Series: What are the Public Obligations of
Foundations?
Susan Berresford, President, Ford Foundation
"Partnerships for Foundation Effectiveness and Regulation"
April 19, 2004
Susan Berresford spoke on how foundations can meet the need to simultaneously
increase legal compliance, ensure that philanthropic dollars are used
fruitfully, and build public knowledge about philanthropy's role in democracy.
Susan Berresford has held numerous positions within the foundation since
she first joined the foundation in 1970. She is a Board Member of the
Council on Foundations and a member of the Trilateral Commission and the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has served on the Boards of
the Chase Manhattan Corporation and the Hermine and Robert Popper Foundation.
14th Annual Conradin von Gugelberg Lecture on the Environment
Gary Hirshberg, CEO, Stonyfield Farm
"How Business Can Save the World"
April 8, 2004
Gary Hirshberg is a national leader in the field of corporate environmental responsibility and the CEO of a $150 million company. Some of his awards are: 1999 Global Green USA's Green Cross Millennium Award, inspired by Mikhail S. Gorbachev, for Corporate Environmental Leadership; Business NH Magazine's "Business Leader of the Year; U.S. Small Business Administration's "NH's 1998 Small Business Person of the Year; The National Award for Sustainability in the category of Climate Change; The Robert Rodale Environmental Achievement Award. Sponsored by the Public Management Program and the Environmental Management Club.
Philanthropy Discussion Series: What are the Public Obligations of
Foundations?
Jim Canales, President and CEO of the James Irvine Foundation
"Alignment: A Key to Philanthropic Success & Impact"
April 8, 2004
The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University presented
Jim Canales,
the third speaker in the series. He led an informal discussion of philanthropy
from his perspective as the President and CEO of the Irvine Foundation.
The series is also grateful for support from the Arrillaga Foundation,
Laura Arrillaga and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
View from the Top and Environmental Management Club:
Al Gore, 45th Vice President of U.S.
Lecture on the Environment
March 11, 2004
Video
File (13:44 min)
Al Gore bio
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Gore Urges Battle for the Environment
Former Vice President Al Gore urged Business School students to throw
themselves into a fight against global warming-not only because climate
change poses a threat, but because the solution will create technology
and jobs. Details
Careers in Philanthropy Panel
March 8, 2004
Panelists discussed opportunities for MBA's in the field of philanthropy.
Facilitated by Laura Arrillaga, Lecturer at the Graduate School
of Business and Director of the Arrillaga Family Foundation. Laura provided
an overview of the philanthropic sector, including different organizational
models, key players and current challenges. The panel of alumni in the
sector, included: Kristen Ace Burns, Managing Director of REDF;
Barb Larson, Director of Development of the Silicon Valley Social
Venture Fund; and Vincent Robinson, Executive Director of the Social
Venture Partners of the Bay Area. Each panelist shared how they got involved
in the field and how MBA's can contribute.
2nd Annual Stanford Business of Education Conference:
Innovation, Change, Entrepreneurship
March 6, 2004
This conference reflected upon the interrelationship between business
and our changing educational landscape. Two featured speakers and nine
panels focused on either K-12 or higher education explored the field of
education both as a social good and as a market opportunity in the second
largest industry in the world.
Sponsored by Stanford Partnerships for Education. Bringing together public
and private sector leaders who are changing the face of education.
Philanthropy Discussion Series
William H. Gates, Sr., Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
and Mimi Gardner Gates, Director of the Seattle Art Museum
"Give and Take: Bill and Mimi"
February 26, 2004
Bill Gates, Sr. and Mimi Gardner Gates were the second speakers in a six-part
discussions series presented by the Center for Social Innovation at the
Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Haas Center for Public Service
at Stanford University. Mimi Gardner Gates joined the Seattle Art Museum
as Director in May 1994. She is a scholar of Asian Art with a strong interest
in Chinese painting, ceramics and the history of ornament. Bill Gates,
Sr. first answered his son's request to help use his resources to improve
reproductive and child health in the developing world by directing the
William H. Gates Foundation, which was established in 1994 and later merged
with the Gates Learning Foundation to create the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation in 2000. Gates guides the vision and strategic direction of
the foundation. Bill and Mimi spoke about philanthropic giving from the
perspective of a donor and a grantee.
Stanford Breakfast Briefings: Overcoming Barriers to Strategic Change
James A. Phills Jr., Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior (Teaching)
and Codirector of the Center for Social Innovation, Stanford Graduate
School of Business
February 11, 2004
Creating strategic change is one of the most critical but difficult challenges
that managers face. Professor Phills drew on examples from his research
and consulting experience to illustrate the psychological and organizational
barriers associated with this imperative and introduce a framework for
understanding and managing obstacles along the way.
Philanthropy Discussion Series: Time Present, Time Future: Choosing
to Last
Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation
January 27, 2004
The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University were pleased
to have Sally Osberg as the first speaker in a series of six lunch-time
discussions with some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in foundation
philanthropy. Sally Osberg joined the Skoll Foundation as its first president
and CEO in 2001. Under her leadership, the Skoll Foundation is advancing
its mission of creating systemic change to benefit communities around
the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs.
Sally led an informal discussion of philanthropy from her unique perspective
as a foundation leader, board member and former Executive Director.
Effective Nonprofit Boards: Tools of the Trade
October 23, 2003
Video
File (35:59 min), Panel Discussion
Video
File (25:30 min), Question and Answer Session
McCaw Hall Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
Speakers included Susan Ford Dorsey, President, Sand Hill Foundation,
Bill Meehan, CSI faculty and Chairman of the West Coast practice of McKinsey
& Company, moderator, Lew Reid, CEO & President emeritus of the
California Endowment, and Jackque Warren, Executive Director, YWCA Oakland.
Sponsored by the Alumni Consulting Team and the Public Management Program
(both programs of the Center for Social Innovation)
