High-Impact Growth Dimagi
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A podcast for social entrepreneurs, global development funders, nonprofit leaders and anyone grappling with the challenge of how to build solutions that are both immensely impactful and also achieve high-growth. Join Dimagi CEO and co-founder, Jonathan Jackson, along with co-host Amie Vaccaro as we unpack learnings from 20 years building digital solutions for global health and development, explore barriers to and opportunities for high-impact growth, and speak with industry leaders from around the world.
Find us at: https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast
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System Catalysts: Why are Thousands of Donated Organs Thrown Away Each Year?
Today we are sharing an episode from a podcast we think you'll enjoy. System Catalysts is about the incredible people who are fixing the broken systems that run the world.
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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.
Find more episodes at System Catalysts: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/episodes
System Catalysts is produced by Hueman Group Media.
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Solve One Problem: From vision to global impact with Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld, Co-Founder of MiracleFeet
One in 800 babies are born with clubfoot, a treatable birth impairment that left untreated prevents a child from walking, and becomes the root cause for illiteracy, abuse, malnutrition, and poverty in many parts of the world. Clubfoot is routinely treated at birth in high income countries, but historically children born in low and middle income countries have not had access to quality treatment. Today, co-hosts Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro sit down with Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld, co-founder of MiracleFeet to hear about how she and her team have dedicated themselves to making a simple, cost-effective treatment for clubfoot available to every baby born with the condition. They are on track to serve 100,000 children later this year with a goal to treat 70% of clubfoot cases in the countries they operate in. We discuss:
Chesca’s journey from the moment she realized she wanted to get out of the corporate world and discovered a fixable problem she could focus on, including her recent decision to step down as CEO to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization
How Chesca’s business background helped her take a different approach to building the organization and investing in technology to support its mission
The art of storytelling for a little known cause focused on dignity and possibility
How to fundraise from cost-effectiveness focused investors
How the thoughtful implementation of a mobile data collection system (CommCare) allowed MiracleFeet’s providers to measure quality, deliver better services, and gather data to support continual fundraising
How to ensure quality while scaling an intervention
Pivotal moments in Chesca’s journey including breaking down in tears on a redeye to secure a $1 million grant from Google
Listening to your intuition and backing it up with rigorous data and analysis
Chapters:
01:26 Welcoming Chesca: The Journey Begins
01:57 Chesca's Backstory: From Global Childhood to Business World
03:55 Discovering a Treatment for Clubfoot: A Life-Changing Moment
05:16 The Birth of MiracleFeet: From Vision to Reality
05:34 Taking the Leap: Transitioning from Corporate to Social Impact
08:59 Building MiracleFeet: Challenges, Fundraising, and Growth
21:08 Reflections on Storytelling, Fundraising, and Instinct
27:19 Expanding Reach and Impact: The Future of MiracleFeet
39:11 Harnessing Technology for Global Health Impact
40:22 Innovative Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
42:57 Empowering Local Teams with Data
46:27 Navigating Founder Transition and Organizational Growth
56:53 Mentoring the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs
01:12:37 Reflections on Business Acumen in Nonprofit Success
MiracleFeet: https://www.miraclefeet.org/
MiracleFeet's use of CommCare: https://www.miraclefeet.org/stories/the-tool-that-saved-us-in-2020
Impact Delivery: https://sites.dimagi.com/impact-delivery
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From I to We: Trust, Co-Creation and Ego in Social Innovation with Jeroo Billimoria
Co-hosts, Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro are joined by Jeroo Billimoria, a remarkable serial social entrepreneur. Starting at age 12, Jeroo has founded several impactful organizations, including Child and Youth Finance International, Aflatoun, Childline India Foundation and Catalyst 2030. In this candid conversation we learn about her journey and discuss:
Solving for root cause problems
Creating impactful outcomes through co-creation and collaboration
Building collective ownership and trust
Letting go of ego and planning for organizational transition
Managing the relational and management aspects of scaling an organization and a movement
The art of listening
How to stay optimistic The journey of Catalyst 2030 in creating a social innovation sector
Advocacy and changing funder mindsets
Increasing representation from the Global South
Resources:
Join Catalyzing Change Week May 6-10, 2024: http://catalyst2030.info/RegisterCCW
Catalyst 2030: https://catalyst2030.net/
Jeroo Billimoria on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeroo_Billimoria
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Glasswing International: Empowering Communities through Mental Health Care and Leveraging Technology for Lasting Impact
Glasswing International is a NGO with a remarkable journey, having impacted more than 2.2 million lives through their education and health initiatives throughout Latin America and New York City. Co-founder and President Celina de Sola shares her insights on the organization's evolution and growth to 600 employees, and their community-driven approach that led to the organization's non-clinical model for mental health care. The podcast explores scalability, sustainability, and the role of technology and data in highlighting growth as well as the gaps, to enable organizations to achieve greater impact.
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Empowering Healthcare Access: How the US Digital Service at CMS is shaping policies and creating an equitable digital future
In this insightful podcast episode, we feature guests Andrea Fletcher, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, and Remy DeCausemaker, Open Source Lead at the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), discussing the critical role of digital technology in shaping healthcare strategies within the U.S. government. The discussion delves into the intersections of technology, healthcare, and government strategies, emphasizing the significance of open source collaboration, addressing challenges, and preparing for the future of healthcare systems. Hear fresh perspectives on AI, privacy-enhancing technologies, and the importance of AI transparency in policies.
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Equity and AI in Global Health: leveraging AI to benefit underserved populations and dispel Inequitable Dystopia
In part 2 of this series on Artificial Intelligence, Jonathan Jackson and Brian DeRenzi, Dimagi’s Research and Data team lead, openly talk about the rapid evolution of AI, its vast potential, and what Dimagi has been up to over the last few months since winning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges grant to build a frontline worker coaching chatbot. In this candid conversation, they discuss the value of collaboration, the ethical and philosophical considerations of AI as a tool to empower, rather than replace human services, the looming threat of inequitable dystopia and ways that we are partnering with other organizations to ensure that the benefits of this new technology are spread equitably.