System Catalysts – Details, episodes & analysis

Today, instead of our regular episodes, we are giving you a taste of an incredible podcast that will inspire you. It's called Passion Struck, and it will take you on a journey into the minds and philosophies of the world’s most insightful people. Hosted by social entrepreneur John R. Miles, the podcast offers practical advice for your career, well-being, life, and relationships. In this episode, John talks to Seth Godin about why we need systems change to save the planet. 

If you like what you hear today, you can follow this link to subscribe and listen to more episodes.  

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If you are a fan of the show, you know we are all about collaboration. So today, we decided to bring you an episode from our partner Synergos. 

It's called Cultivate the Soul: Stories of Purpose-Driven Philanthropy and it explores the intersection of philanthropy, contemplative practices, self-reflection and spirituality. In this episode, Hali Lee, Founding Partner at Radiant Strategies tells us how she is working to democratize and diversify philanthropy.

Listen to more of their episodes here.

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Donors might be well-intended, but they often don’t know how to be true partners to the people they fund. Today, hosts Jeff and English talk about the barriers that prevent donors and system catalysts from collaborating effectively, and explore how to overcome them. 

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This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.

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You might think that the public and private sectors are always in competition. What’s good for one is bad for the other, right? Jonathan Fantini-Porter, founding CEO of the Partnership for Central America, disagrees. Today, he explains how he is getting governments and corporations to work together to fix one of our most complex issues: the border crisis. 

If you want to learn more about the Partnership for Central America, visit centampartnership.org

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Are you an organ donor? If yes, good for you! But you should know that your organs might not reach the person who needs them. That’s because the organ donation system is a mess, leading to over a dozen preventable deaths daily. Thankfully, our guests today – Greg Segal of Organize and Jennifer Erickson of Federation of American Scientists –  tell us about how they discovered the hidden problem in organ donation and how they’re going to fix it. 

If you want to learn more about Organize, visit organize.org.

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Having trouble forging effective and lasting partnerships? Granted, it’s hard, but Jean Oelwang, the CEO of Virgin Unite, is here to help. She wrote a whole book about the subject called “Partnering.” So listen up if you want to collaborate like a pro!

If you want to learn more about Virgin Unite, visit unite.virgin.com.

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The global refugee crisis is one of the biggest challenges of our time and climate change is poised to make it a lot worse. So what do we do? Today, Sasha Chanoff, founder and CEO of Refuge Point, offers some creative system level-solutions and –  more importantly –  a radically new way of seeing refugees. If you’re feeling pessimistic about the current situation, listen up, because Sasha will  make you hopeful.

If you want to learn more about RefugePoint, visit refugepoint.org

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Do you feel like your organization isn’t  making enough of an impact?  

Here’s why: you’re not close enough to the issue you’re solving or the people you’re helping. Take it from our guest, Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen. She’s a veteran of the social-change space who supports social entrepreneurs across the globe through impact investing. If you want to learn how to turn a local effort into a global movement, you better listen to this episode.

If you want to learn more about Acumen, visit acumen.org

Also referenced in this episode:

acumenacademy.org

Manifesto for a Moral Revolution 

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Imagine having a sick child, no access to transportation, and the nearest hospital being hundreds of miles away. Without community health workers, this is the reality of about half of the world’s population.

Under the leadership of Phyllis Heydt and Claire Qureshi, CHAP's international work has brought together key players in the community health system for roughly a decade.

Today, they share insights on playing the long game when it comes to systems change and the importance of working with governments.

If you want to learn more about CHAP, visit chap.health.

If you want to learn more about The Missing Billion Initiative, visit themissingbillion.org

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As a foster kid, Sixto Cancel experienced the shortcomings of the foster care system in the worst  way. At 27, he found out he had family who could have cared for him, instead of his abusive foster parents. As the CEO of Think of Us, Sixto is now making sure that no one experiences the same trauma. 

Today, he reveals how to use lived experience –  both personal and collective –  to fix a system.

If you want to learn more about Think Of Us, visit thinkofus.org

If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter. 

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This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.

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