About Suzanne, Social Impact Architects, Travel
Everything is different in Southeast Asia – the sights, the smells and the people. Henry Miller once said, “one’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” I recently returned from a whirlwind tour of Southeast Asia and, because of it, see the...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Collaborate, Conference Reviews, Social Impact Architects, System Change
In the past 50 years, we have made real progress on many social issues because of people like you – nonprofit managers, social entrepreneurs, educators and students – sparking interest in issues impacting the world around them. In his speech at the 2016 Aspen Ideas...
Conference Reviews, Social Impact Architects, System Change
When I embarked on my trip to Colorado for the Aspen Ideas Festival this week, I must admit I was in a bit of a social funk. The urgency of issues, such as Zika, gun violence, homelessness and early childhood education, were weighing heavily on me. Although I’m...
Book Reviews, Impact Measurement, Social Movements
Last week, we revisited the game-changing model presented in Bridges Out of Poverty. The model suggests professionals and communities can help people in poverty only by first understanding their mental state and systematically addressing the challenges they face. This...
About Suzanne, Career Advice
Originally published by The North Texan – Careers with a Cause, March 7, 2016 As a student attending UNT’s Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Suzanne Smith (’94 TAMS) felt like she had found her place. “I was around people who were a lot...
About Suzanne, Advocacy/Policy Change, Personal, Storytelling
One of the scariest moments of my life was the first day of business school. I spent more than a decade in the nonprofit sector and decided to go back to school full-time to get my MBA at Duke University. Although I had had a series of successes for Phoenix House and...