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Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service

The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley

Positive stories of remarkable individuals and organizations making a difference in the world. From entrepreneurs and activists to educators and healthcare professionals, we showcase people who are bringing about positive change in their communities, locally, globally, and digitally. Produced by the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley Host: Rushton Hurley Podcast Producer: Elton Sherwin For more information visit our website: rotary.cool or https://www.siliconvalleyrotary.com/

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53. Looking Back, Looking Forward

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/07/01

This week we'll hear from Nick LaGarde and Mike Kane.As we record, Nick is the president for the eClub of Silicon Valley for 2023-2024. As he wraps up his year, Nick is excited to reflect back on the challenges and successes of the Rotary year. Nick is a proud father of four and the partner to fellow eClub Rotarian, Tatiana. During the work week, Nick helps nonprofits make the most of their mission of helping others through strategy, technology and business transformation, primarily focusing

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52. Re-icing the Arctic to Slow Tipping Points and...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/06/24

Today we'll learn about an organization called Real Ice.Climate change, caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, could cause the global temperature to increase by several degrees by the end of the century, precipitating climate tipping points with serious consequences. The solution to this problem is to cease the burning of fossil fuels and to eliminate excess greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. However, lowering atmospheric greenhouse gas levels – even under the most aggressive

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00:36:46

51. Walk of Life

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/06/17

The Walk of Life project is a unique and inspiring initiative aimed at improving literacy in India and about promoting education of Indian culture and heritage in the world. Even in a world of electronic communication, the best communication happens when we meet people in person. By Walk of Life, the primary intention is to connect with the people and motivate them to acquire education and adopt practices conducive to healthy living. Our speaker, Vijay Rajvaidya, serves as the Managing Director and

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50. Diary of a Dying Girl: Storytelling to Shift...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/06/10

Diane Shader Smith, has had a vibrant career as a writer, speaker, publicist, and fundraiser with an extensive roster of clients during her multi-decade career. When Diane’s daughter Mallory died at the age of 25, she brought Mallory’s memoir to publication as Salt in My Soul (Random House 2019), which led to the documentary of the same name (3Arts Entertainment). Using Mallory’s words, Diane has given 250+ talks worldwide about patient insights, the global health crisis called AMR, and phage

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49. Don't Get Pulled Under by the AI Hype Wave

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/06/03

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. Our speaker, Tim Allen, joined Wharton Research Data Services in 2008, after working for local companies and starting a few of his own. He began programming at age six during a summer camp his mother won in a raffle. Tim currently serves as an organizer of the Philadelphia Python Users Group, DjangoCon US, and as a member of the Python Software Foundation and Django Software

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00:30:18

48. Sisterly Advice About Genetics and Cancer

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/05/27

Family history is the biggest risk factor for many cancers, especially ovarian, the deadliest gynecologic cancer. The use of genetic information is becoming increasingly important in the detection and treatment of cancer. This talk explores the familial and genetic risk factors for ovarian, breast and other related cancers. Learn how genomics and genetics can guide proactive testing as well as treatment options for many cancers. Our speaker, Jodie Shagrin Kavensky, will discuss assessing risk,

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47. Dateability: Making Love Accessible for the...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/05/20

Dateability is the only dating app designed for the disabled and chronically ill communities. People with disabilities and chronic illness often encounter ableism on other dating apps. We understand the unique circumstances that present when dating with a disability, which is why we created a safe and accepting space to create meaningful connections for people with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities.Our speakers are Alexa and Jacqueline Child. Alexa graduated from College of the

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46. The Stories of Libraries

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/05/13

Our speaker this week is Emily Drabinski, the current president of the American Library Association. She is Associate Professor at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, and publishes and presents widely on topics related to knowledge organization, information literacy, and critical perspectives in librarianship. Drabinski edits Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, a book series from Library Juice Press/Litwin Books. She is a contributing writer at Truthout

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45. Un-ternships: Why We Must Pay Young People for...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/05/06

Black and brown communities generally do not possess the built-up generational wealth of their white peers. The Federal Bank of St. Louis performed analysis of that data using the most recent data available from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finance. For white families, that median amount was $184,000. Contrast that with a typical Black and Latine family, for which the median amounts were $23,000 and $38,000 respectively. As a result, and this is admittedly but one of the

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44. When You Fall in Laugh: How Standup Comedy Helped...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/04/29

Cathy Zhao is a stand-up comedian and a sit-down entrepreneur based in San Francisco. She's opened and hosted for Margaret Cho 4 times; Second Place in the First North America Standup Comedy Competition in Chinese Mandarin; performed at the Laugh Factory, SF Punchline, Cobb's, San Jose Improv, SF Comedy Day, Detroit Women Comedy Festival etc. She co-founded Laughitouthub.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit to empower the mental well-being of teenagers with humor in the format of standup comedy and

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43. CEN Empowering Nonprofits

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/04/22

This week, we explore possibilities for supporting the sustainability of nonprofit leaders and the organizations they serve. The speaker's organization, CEN, has adopted IDEAL values (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Liberation) that ground its approach to ensure more just and impactful outcomes for the sector. This session will explore the challenges and opportunities CEN and its community members face and ways to get involved and support their efforts. Shana Peete serves as the

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42. Confronting Ethical Challenges in a High Tech World

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/04/15

Machine Learning has tremendous potential to help us better understand a variety of domains and build tools for automated decision-making. Such tools carry the promise of more accurate predictions and higher efficiency than might be achievable without them. However, machine learning also has the potential to lead to outcomes that reinforce biases, disproportionately impact particular subpopulations, and violate notions of privacy. In this talk, we examine some of the promise and perils that arise

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41. Disrupting the Aid Sector by Giving People Cash

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/04/08

GiveDirectly sends cash directly to people living in extreme poverty, no strings attached. GiveDirectly is the first – and largest – nonprofit that lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest. They believe people living in poverty deserve the dignity to choose for themselves how best to improve their lives, and cash enables that choice. They have successfully delivered over $700M to approximately 1.5M people across 15 countries since their founding. Cash transfers are arguably the

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40. Wings of Knowledge Youth Initiative

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/04/01

Vahid Motazedian, serves as the executive director for Olinga Learning and the Foundation for the Application of Science (FAS), two California nonprofits dedicated to empowering youth to contribute to the social and economic development of their small, rural communities.Vahid grew up in Iran, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Oregon. His father studied agriculture and dedicated his life to helping small farmers in rural communities. Vahid got his BS in electrical engineering from Oregon State University and

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39. How Clubs Can Use the Action Plan to Be Simply...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/03/25

The Rotary Club of Eugene Metropolitan, joined by members of several other clubs, including the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, hears from Rotary International President Elect Stephanie Urchick.Stephanie Urchick is a member of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA. She will serve RI as president in 2024-25. She has been an RI director and Rotary Foundation trustee. She has served RI in numerous capacities, including as training leader, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, and RI

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38. Addressing Depression in the Digital Age

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/03/18

Have you ever wondered why the rates of depression have skyrocketed over the past decade? Mental health has been deemed a public global crisis. And increased rates of depression are linked to higher rates of suicide. Candice will present on addressing depression in the digital age. Listeners will leave being able to recognize depressive symptoms and signs of suicidal ideation; understand the impact of the current technological culture on the rising rates of mental illness; and how to support

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37. Making Ophthalmology Optical Diagnostics...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/03/11

Diagnostic devices in ophthalmology inspired by adaptive optics technologies in astronomy have made their way to the clinic in the form of affordable portable or wearable instruments. The Quicksee is an accurate handheld auto refractometer bringing eye prescriptions (the bottleneck to refraction corrections) to remote, underserved areas. The SimVis is a head-mounted binocular visual simulator of presbyopic corrections bringing patients the experience of vision prior to surgery. Dr. Susana Marcos is

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36. Music, Teamwork, and Excellence

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/03/04

Mike Vandemark, leads an amazingly talented community of musicians called the Lexington Lab Band. In this conversation with the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, we will hear how teamwork and humility allow these musicians to achieve a level of excellence that brings honor to those whose songs they cover, and joy to those who love the music. The lesson for service clubs is a powerful one. A musician and producer based in Lexington, Kentucky, Mike Vandemark has been collaborating with musicians and

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35. Using Sound and AI for Conservation

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/02/26

Rainforest Connection (RFCx) is a science- and technology-driven nonprofit detecting and preventing deforestation and supporting biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring in 119 countries.Founded in 2014, RFCx accomplishes this work by combining the power of acoustics, AI, an international team of field workers, scientists, engineers, and data scientists, and on-the-ground collaborators. By utilizing acoustic data and AI, they can gather data on the presence, distribution, and behavior of a wide range

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34. Changing a Family, One Girl at A Time

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2024/02/19

The Green That School (GTS) project is designed to engage a diverse, multi-faceted audience, encompassing local and global stakeholders. The project merges students from the Daraja Academy in Nanyuki, Kenya, and the Merced Union High School District in California in the United States. The initiative aims to empower young women by addressing critical issues such as gender violence, quality education, and arranged marriages while expanding their educational and professional horizons through Career

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