The Social Ideas Podcast: should charities charge fees for services?
Following the crisis, the charity sector experienced a significant fall in income but one area that bucked the trend was the ‘fees for services.’ In this episode, Flora Raffai discusses the answer to her question … Fee or free: Should charities charge beneficiaries fees for services?
Start where we are
20 August 2018. A 15-year-old girl steps up – and out of school – and goes on strike. Thousands follow Greta Thunberg’s example, collectively shaming older generations for inaction or ineptitude in the face of climate crisis. For Thunberg, even … Continued
The Social Ideas Podcast: International Women’s Day 2019
The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity and its capacity to challenge the status quo.
Rebuilding community through social innovation: a PLACE model
For centuries, residents of Fogo Island, Newfoundland relied on codfish as their primary economic resource. In 1992, the Canadian government announced a moratorium on cod fishing in the North Atlantic Ocean in an effort to replenish the dwindling stocks. The … Continued
Critical friends on researching crime and crime fighting – podcast
The Amongst Critical Friends podcast series is a place for critical reflection. In this edition, we discuss the work of three academics who research organised crime and crime fighting. We ask business management professor Roberto Vona, gender equality expert Dr Lilia Giugni … Continued
Men and #MeToo – podcast
This podcast discusses ways in which men and boys can contribute to the struggle towards a more gender equal world in the wake of #MeToo. At the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, we invite change makers in business, civil society, policy and … Continued
Rap therapy for London youth
Rapper Bhishma Asare has set up Rap Therapy, a social venture which teaches young people to be creative and positively express themselves through rap. In this blog, he explains how Rap Therapy started, how it helps youth in South London … Continued
Critical friends on rebuilding trust – podcast
This podcast series is a place for critical reflection. We invite change makers in business, civil society, policy and academia to the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation to talk about their work, their ideas and their motivation to strive towards … Continued
Rebuilding trust in business and technology
In this opinion piece, Fellow of Social Innovation Noa Gafni shares her view on the global decline in trust and how to rebuild this. Trust in the system has decreased in recent years, stimulated by the rise of exponential technologies. … Continued
Fostering inclusive economic growth in Africa
This blog explores how business can drive inclusive growth in Africa by highlighting the key insights of the Business in Africa Conference organised at Cambridge Judge Business School. Africa is a growth story. The continent is home to six of the … Continued