214. Creating a Robust Network for Social Impact - Dr. Michelle Shumate

Meet Michelle. This Northwestern University professor is an expert on building networks for social impact. We highly recommend this episode to any person looking to boost its organization's social media engagement in 2022📱📈

💡Learn:

• How leaders can make social impact networks more effective
• Avoiding social impact dead ends
• Designing networks to address different types of social issues

Episode Highlights

• Dr. Shumate’s story and journey to where she is today (2:30)
• An overview of Dr. Shumate’s research (4:50)
• Networks for Social Impact (6:00)
• What traits leaders need to show up with to really make these networks the most vibrant (9:00)
• Dr. Shumate’s advice for how can leaders make social impact networks more effective (12:00)
• How nonprofits, businesses, and governments can successfully collaborate on serious social problems to create deeper impact (18:00)
• Common dilemmas and dead ends and how to avoid them (21:00)
• Dr. Shumate’s advice you have for an organization that wants to subscribe to some higher ideals of what they're fighting for (26:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Dr. Shumate’s life (28:00)
• Dr. Shumate’s One Good Thing: Focus on the “5 Why’s” (32:00)

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