News What is YOUR Switch Point Moment? May 27, 2015 | Sarah Verbiest, EveryWoman Southeast When was the last time you attended a conference where you were challenged with new ways of thinking, seeing your work and the world around you? The SwitchPoint conference hosted by IntraHealth recently convened unusual people from many different industries to create social change. Why Strengthen the Health System? May 07, 2015 | Rebecca Shore Think of the global progress we could make if we, as organizations, talked less and listened more. This came up again and again at SwitchPoint. What’s a ‘Mad Man’ Doing at a Global Humanitarianism Conference? May 05, 2015 | Jamie Penn After ambling up to speak at the SwitchPoint conference, somewhere in the lineup between corporate social responsibility (CSR) leaders, global humanitarian innovators, social impact strategists and serial game changers, John Newall, president of McKinney Advertising Agency, confessed that he couldn’t help but ponder his own presence there. Can Creative Innovators Drive Global Health and Humanitarian Change? April 28, 2015 | Jennifer James Yes, they have and they are. And we saw it happen at SwitchPoint 2015. 3D-Printed Hands, 3-Cent Maxi Pads, and More at SwitchPoint 2015 April 24, 2015 | Margarite Nathe Development without dialogue just doesn’t work. Day 2 of SwitchPoint was all about partnerships for lasting progress. Digital Jedis, Social Entrepreneurs, and the Real Heroes of Global Health April 24, 2015 | Margarite Nathe Hundreds gathered today in North Carolina for SwitchPoint, all looking for forces to join, partnerships to forge, and good to do. Three world-changers: Drones, schools and sanitary pads April 17, 2015 | David Olson Digital humanitarians, poverty-fighters, and more head to Saxapahaw, North Carolina, this week for SwitchPoint 2015. 5 Women Who Make It Happen For Global Health March 13, 2015 | Margarite Nathe As International Women’s Day 2015 approaches, let’s take a few moments to honor some of the many women who are making it happen for global health. To Do: Get Hands Dirty, Make Something Useful, Solve World’s Problems March 13, 2015 | Lisa Mangiapani & Nola Paterni We’ve never built anything in our lives. Certainly not anything that could charge an iPhone and would cost less than $5 to make. But at a SwitchPoint Maker event at HQ Raleigh, we took the challenge. Global Health Needs More Strange Bedfellows July 24, 2014 | David J. Olson In Tanzania, the non-profit group IntraHealth International works with a cotton gin to provide circumcision services to their male employees and collaborates with local police to bring together 400 motorcycle taxi drivers to learn about road safety and HIV prevention. Pages« first ‹ previous … 4 5 6 7 8 next › last »
