Category Archives: VIA's Exploring Social Innovation Program
Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ben
On January 19, VIA kicked off its 50th year at Keio University in Tokyo with a spectacular array of practitioners and scholars, who led a full day of presentations and workshops on education and community engagement available to a broad … Continue reading →
Posted on November 8, 2011 by Amy
VIA’s spring Exploring Social Innovation (ESI) Program brings together students from Japanese universities, Stanford, and Berkeley to focus on social innovation and entrepreneurship. For the 2012 program, ESI will partner with Wingle, a Tokyo-based social enterprise providing employment opportunities to … Continue reading →
Posted on April 12, 2011 by Administrator
Kim Meredith, Executive Director of the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), hosted VIA’s Exploring Social Innovation program for a discussion on Philanthropy 101. Below is an excerpt from PACS’ April newsletter discussing the visit. PACS hosted … Continue reading →
Posted on January 11, 2011 by Administrator
Last year, Stanford junior Travis Kiefer ran marathons across every continent, starting in Europe and ending in Antarctica. Travis’ cross-continental marathon run was part of an effort to fight poverty and inspire social entrepreneurship. Last November, he traveled to Osaka … Continue reading →
Posted on December 10, 2010 by Administrator
In September, we shared the story of a recent VIA alum, Takashi Matsumoto, aka the Bamboo Samurai, who set out to ride from Santa Cruz, CA to Brooklyn, NY to promote sustainability and raise awareness about bamboo forest overgrowth in … Continue reading →
