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How to Fund Your Social Impact Design Project: Joe Speicher of Autodesk Foundation (Core Talk Ep 4)

Core77 Podcast · 7 Mar 2017 · 22m

What this episode covers

Joe Speicher, Executive Director of the Autodesk Foundation, explains how the 501(c)(3) charity funds social impact projects by prioritizing clear problem statements, design-centric management teams, and measurable scalability. He highlights specific grantees like Proximity Design, which uses water pumps and data collection to aid Myanmar farmers, and Build Change, which employs drone mapping for post-earthquake site assessment in Nepal. Speicher emphasizes that successful projects require a rigorous 'theory of change' to navigate pivots and leverage emerging technologies like IoT, robotics, and AI for climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Autodesk Foundation, Proximity Design, Build Change, Simprints, Prime Coalition, Rebuild by Design
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Core 77 Design Awards

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