Elevate Purpose: Conversations for Social Impact

Timshel
  • 5.0 (20)
  • TECHNOLOGY

In Timshel’s podcast, Michael Slaby chats with people who are working to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges. Elevate Purpose explores how organizations, governments, corporations, and each one of us can be part of a movement to change the world for the better.

Episodes

  1. 11/02/2016

    How BallotReady Uses Tech to Help Voters Get Informed

    We often find ourselves consumed with the latest news in the Presidential election, but struggle to keep up with everything else on the ballot. Alex Niemczewski, Founder and CEO of BallotReady, shares how the non-partisan guide is helping people participate in democracy. BallotReady empowers voters to make informed decisions up and down the Ballot--from local level candidates and issues all up to choosing who should serve as President.

    29 min
  2. Advancing Civil Rights through the Power and Promise of the Law

    10/18/2016

    Advancing Civil Rights through the Power and Promise of the Law

    Civil rights attorney and social justice activist Danielle McCain shares how the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law advances civil rights and racial justice. She discusses how the CLC serves the most underserved communities in Chicago and focuses on voting rights, education, and economic development.

    33 min
  3. The Importance of Creativity and Unlocking the Romance of How Things Are Made

    08/29/2016

    The Importance of Creativity and Unlocking the Romance of How Things Are Made

    Charles Adler, co-founder of Kickstarter, recently launched the Lost Arts space for ambitious creatives. It's a blend of laboratory, workshop, atelier, incubator and playground rooted in a legacy of interdisciplinary spaces like the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College. Charles discusses his background getting into the internet and shares his perspective on creativity as the humble beginning of innovation. Plus commentary on Chicago bureaucracy, the Medici, backyard furniture-making, Dark Pony, and the constancy of change.

    36 min
  4. Finding Purpose In Our Careers

    07/27/2016

    Finding Purpose In Our Careers

    Nell Debevoise of Inspiring Capital discusses her career working to connect business and social change. She argues that each of us has a responsibility to find purpose in our work --whether that's in accounting or serving as a traffic cop-- because grinding along disengaged at a job robs the world of our potential.

    36 min
  5. The Future Of Philanthropy

    07/19/2016

    The Future Of Philanthropy

    Morgan Binswanger discusses his career in social impact working on big issues for big change at organizations like the US Department of Education, Habitat for Humanity, and LIVESTRONG. He shares his thoughts on the direction of philanthropy and the importance of remembering why we get involved in this kind of work.

    40 min
  • 5 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
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In Timshel’s podcast, Michael Slaby chats with people who are working to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges. Elevate Purpose explores how organizations, governments, corporations, and each one of us can be part of a movement to change the world for the better.

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