The most useful financial statements are those that clearly convey information to their stakeholders in the simplest format possible. In this presentation, Sojeila Maria Silva shares her wisdom from 18 years of management experience. (December 10, 2006)

Gerald Richards and Dee Dee Nguyen explore ideas on how to reach across the divides of ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and other differences in order to strengthen bonds and create new opportunities. (December 17, 2006)

A 501(c)3 tax exempt organization is one which can accept tax deductible contributions. This makes it the most popular form of tax-exempt status. Joe Kroll of the Internal Revenue Service discusses the benefits and responsibilities. (January 7, 2007)

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A new breed of social entrepreneurs in their second half of life demonstrates that retirement is a time of creativity, invention, and contribution, not a time of decline. (January 29, 2007)

In 2005, Wal-Mart's CEO announced a corporation-wide strategic initiative to go green. The company would take drastic measures to cut down on the waste, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emission. (February 18, 2007)

The industrialized world is on a collision course with nature, says environmental hero and leading expert Al Gore, who passionately urges a Stanford Business School audience to take action to save the environment. (July 4, 2006)

How many buildings do you know that can produce oxygen? William McDonough, the man Time magazine recognized in 1999 as a "Hero for the Planet" has designed buildings for clients such as Ford and Gap that can do just that. (December 3, 2006)

CEO and Chairman of the Fritz Companies, Lynn Fritz has been a successful entrepreneur in the field of global logistics. When he sold his company to UPS he decided to explore new applications for the knowledge of logistics to help the human society.

Randy Martin is the Director of Global Emergency Operations at Mercy Corps USA and has been in the business of humanitarian disaster relief for 25 years.

Ludo Oelrich of TNT delivers his presentation "A Public/Private Partnership That Works". From the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, September 2005.

"Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges," by Gail Neudorf, at the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Stanford, September, 2005.

John Rickard of IRC & Jon Olson of Intel discuss public and private partnerships for humanitarian disaster relief. From the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, September 2005.

"Business Continuity Planning: Improving GM's Risk Profile," by Adele Martz, Director BCP & Crisis Support, General Motors, September, 2005.

While Cisco’s Global Risk Management Group volunteers the company’s technology in Louisiana, Leslie Lamb, Risk Manager at Cisco shares in this program her company’s approach to risk management.