Working with Corrupt Systems and Corrupt People

This is the third of an eight-part series called Policy Matters, based on Michael Sheldrick's newly released book From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World. Michael Sheldrick is the Co-Founder of Global Citizen and has worked with a range of stakeholders to distribute over $40 billion around the world in the past decade to end extreme poverty. In this episode, Heather sets out two safeguards when partnering with imperfect institutions and people: 

 

1. Never assume you know everything;

2. Commit but don't get married. 

 

This episode includes a practical exercise for discerning strategic partnerships for policy entrepreneurship.