Could Venture Capital Invest in World Peace? Guest Brian Abrams Has Set Out to Do Just That

We all know that huge sums of money are invested in creating new, more effective weapons of war. Brian Abrams sees an opportunity to invest instead in what he calls “peace tech,” emerging businesses using technologies and creative methods designed to prevent war from happening in the first place… More

Scott Nash Reflects on His Remarkable Career Marked by Curiosity, Experimentation, and Optimism

Blue Sky host Bill Burke first met Scott Nash nearly 30 years ago, when both were working in the cable television business. In the years since, Scott has gone on to a successful career in publishing, both as an illustrator and an author, and with his wife Nancy co-founded Illustration Institute on a small island in Maine… More

Phil Green on the Impactful and Inspiring Work He Does for Young Musicians and His Hometown of Oakland

Phil Green has had a successful career in music and sports. For what he describes as his “third act,” Phil is now overseeing Follow the Music, a nonprofit in his hometown of Oakland, California… More

Stacy Palmer on Nonprofits and the Role Optimism Plays in Moving Them Forward

Stacy Palmer leads The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the leading journal in the world of nonprofits. In this Blue Sky conversation, she talks about the evolution of nonprofits into sophisticated organizations that do remarkable work around the world… More