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The Terms of Reference Podcast delivers critical, insider information for top performance as a professional or organization in the social impact sector.
You cannot live in today's world without being witness to the power of networks. Networks are all around us and constantly influence us in w...
I take for granted that I can walk away from my microphone right now, head over to my kitchen and turn on my stove to boil water, bake a cak...
Even though we work on hundreds of different issues across a similarly diverse group of settings, I think the argument could be made that th...
If you're an ideas person, no matter what your field or expertise, there is nothing I can think of that is more attractive than a clear, tan...
The International Rescue Committee is a well known force in humanitarian aid. As the organization has continued to evolve since 1933, they h...
Last week, we dove into an especially practical example of innovating to improve the plight of the agriculturalist. Or, more specifically, t...
One of the things I love most about hosting this podcast is the sheer range of ideas, aspirations and impact I've been lucky enough to liste...
For most of us seeking to innovate in the social sector, solving existing problems in new ways is accomplished by bringing technologies or p...
Long ago, in the days of yore, when I was completing high school and looking to what was next, college was the path of least resistance. Unf...
For many years now - and its just crazy that I can say that about this podcast at this stage - I’ve been saying the social sector is filled...
When you think of innovation, you think about the future, right? At least, that's what I think about. My mind is usually filled with flying...
When I think of innovating for food, well, I have to admit I’m usually focused on how my family can make dinner something special. Finding a...
I know that I take for granted that I am able to perform financial transactions, around the world via a multitude of channels, essentially a...
Most social sector work, if not all of it at this stage, is driven by some type of results framework that is focused on outcomes. Unsurprisi...
Its taken me a while to figure out how to introduce today’s topic. Not because its totally radical - but rather, because my brain is freakin...
How much money did your government spend in 2016? The Government of the United States spent over $3.5 trillion dollars. China threw down $2....
Today’s conversation has two themes that I think are important for our listeners. On one level, you’re going to hear about advocating on beh...
For as long as I’ve been in the social sector, there has been a consensus that those organizations who depend mostly on grant funding (wheth...
According to the May 6th, 2017 issue of the Economist, data has officially displaced oil as the world’s most valuable resource. If you’re li...
You’ve heard me lament more than a few times on this podcast about the fact that innovation in the social sector is often times synonymous w...
The availability of continuous power - that is, the assumption that you can plug in an appliance, or flip a switch without wondering whether...
I’d like to start today’s episode with a quick, informal poll. Ask yourself: as a social sector professional, do you regularly receive calls...
If there is any one question I get asked more than any other from professionals in the social sector, it is some variation of this: “How do...
A great deal of the actual “work” delivered in the social sector comes in the form of services. Of these services, the lowest hanging fruit...
As you may have noticed over the past few months, I’ve been talking more and more about the “social sector.” As I’m sure you’ll have assumed...
For as long as I have been a social sector professional, there has always been a desire to do more partnering with the “private sector.” And...
Because I am something of a super geek, and what I like to think of as the new-old guard (I mean, I had a TRS-80 in my house growing up), wh...
How much do we really embrace failure in the social sector? I ask this question because, as someone who has been lucky enough to be a part o...
One of my favorite things about data analysis is when trends emerge unexpectedly. So often, when sifting through data we find exactly what w...
Professor Chris Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago, at the Harris School o...
There is a beautiful simplicity to the commercial sector. Anyone can create products and services that satisfy a real or perceived need in w...
We’ve be fortunate enough to have guests on this show from across the entire spectrum of the social sector and from around the world. One of...
Let's say you woke up tomorrow to the sound of someone knocking at your door. And, when you answer, the person standing outside politely exp...
How obsessed are you with goal setting? I mean seriously - if you've been living on planet earth you know that, those invested in the scienc...
Two very common themes in the aid and development community are “resource scarcity” (some even call this resource starvation) and “locally d...
While we live in a world of unprecedented prosperity for many, we also live in a world that is experiencing unprecedented levels of humanita...
We've had a lot of change makers on this show over the past two years - people and organizations that are redefining old systems and creatin...
One reason that innovation has become one of those words that you just cannot escape in social impact, is the fact that the institutions tha...
I invite you to pause just for a second and take a moment to think about the last time you changed your mind about something. Specifically,...
So, imagine for a moment that you're a college student getting ready to spend a summer working internationally. Maybe in a hotel in a tropic...
The challenges faced by communities in developing contexts around the world are anything but simple. Climate change, protracted conflict, ge...
Do you ever have the feeling that your work in the Social Impact sector is akin to "plowing the sea?" That is - despite all of the time and...
If you're listening to this podcast, you're clearly a part of the digital revolution. Social media is a part of your life. Blogging may even...
Would you agree with me that it is easy to become overwhelmed - in general? If I'm honest, which I always try to be, it actually pains me th...
Have you ever stopped to think about how many things in your life depend on the weather? Everything from your mood to your travel plans to w...
What do libraries have to do with innovation for aid and development? Total honest answer from my side: when I was doing my research for the...
I have a confession to make: I'm fairly certain I under-appreciate design. Especially design as the cultural phenomenon it has become in eve...
I always get excited at the beginning of a new year. I think here is something important about moments like these that allow us a collective...
One of the things I love the most about the stories here on the Terms of Reference Podcast is listening to the always incredible, but retros...
What would you do if your job was to figure out, on a global scale, who doesn't have enough to eat? Or, more importantly, who had insecurity...