Crisis and Change: Conversations with Leaders

Series produced by After the Fact

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Political polarization. Climate change. Racial reckoning. Income inequality. A global pandemic. Since 2020, all five of these immense challenges emerged or deepened, commanding our attention and prompting major societal and cultural shifts. How has the social sector responded and what’s coming next?

“Crisis and Change: Conversations with Leaders” takes listeners behind the scenes of these turbulent forces with dialogue between leaders from across the social sector, who share approaches and case studies of innovation and resilience.

This special series is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.


5 Pieces

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Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Political Polarization
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In this episode, Susan Urahn, Pew’s president and CEO, and Sarah Rosen Wartell, president of the Urban Institute, discuss the deepening political p...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 23:10
Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Race and Diversity Today
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In this episode, Crystal Hayling, executive director of The Libra Foundation, and Sonal Shah, founding president of The Asian American Foundation, ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:45
Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Climate Solutions
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In this episode, Tonya Allen, president of the McKnight Foundation, and John Palfrey, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundatio...

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2022
  • Length: 26:03
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Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Economic Opportunity in America
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The increasing wealth gap is a symptom of larger inequities facing Americans today. And 61% of Americans say there’s too much economic inequality i...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 20:18
Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders— Navigating the Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, challenging public health systems and communities. In this final episode of this special series, Dr. Rajiv J...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 25:45