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Bound for Latin America? Check out Idealist.org's New Blog!

Idealist.org has a new blog! From the Gulf of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, Latin America is a vibrant region full of rich cultures, breathtaking terrains and fascinating dialects. Though this region has had its fair share of political turbulence, strong values of survival and community dominate. And above all, hope. From a radio show broadcast out of a mental hospital in… Continue

Added by Celeste on September 1, 2009 at 11:50am — No Comments

Journeys Into The Social Unknown

[Taken from my new blog @ http://www.socialeffect.org - please visit!]

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Added by Rizwan Tayabali on August 29, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Transforming the U.S. Economy 101

With the overall unemployment rate at a 25 year high, it's clear that America is experiencing a very challenging economic climate, which has affected other nations around the world precipitously as well. For the first time that I am aware of, we have entire state governments facing bankruptcy. If you can no longer rely on the state (government) to pay its bills on time, it really is quite a wake-up call, don't you think? Month after month, we continue to watch companies fail. We also watch comp… Continue

Added by Demetria Ward on June 23, 2009 at 3:14am — 1 Comment

A-Z on using social media for a nonprofit campaign

Alphabet Stories

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Added by Jasmin Tragas on June 20, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Disaster Preparedness in Los Angeles

HELP has started a rapidly growing initiative for domestic deployment of our container clinics. I would like to share the concept with you in case you have interests, ideas or other contacts who may wish to become involved. I have already received interest regarding similar… Continue

Added by Randy Roberson on June 19, 2009 at 10:01am — No Comments

The Numerati

This is a well researched and written book about the application of mathematics to almost everything we do.. The author is reporting on trends in the workplace, shopping, politics, journalism, terrorism, health care, and relationships. He does not advocate nor does he attack the trends he’s reporting on. The book could have been subtitled, “We Are Numbers”. I found myself deeply disturbed by some of the trends he describes. It’s not only the invasion of privacy that concerns me, but the “wrong… Continue

Added by Paul Schumann on June 19, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

Some slides to inspire you

The Story Of A Shout Out

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Added by Jasmin Tragas on June 17, 2009 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Art Auction for Friends of the World Food Programme

Painter Lisa Orgler has donated a 5x7 acrylic painting that has just been posted on eBay - item #220436850908 with 100% of the proceeds to the Friends of the World Food Program. Bidding is open for 7 days. Continue

Added by Giz on June 17, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

End Hunger: Walk the World

ROME - - This Sunday, thousands of people around the globe will join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its major corporate partners, TNT, Unilever and DSM, in a walk to raise awareness and money to feed hungry school children… Continue

Added by Giz on June 5, 2009 at 5:20am — No Comments

Networks and the tipping point

How could it happen, that late at night on the 9th of november 1989 a huge crowd got together to protest against the Belin Wall? Remember, there was no such thing as mobile phones, the internet wasn't available and you can be sure they didn't use any classical advertisement. The answer is simple word of mouth. Networks If you develop a message that should reach a certain group of people, you have to start thinking about networks. It's no longer a "target group" because you don't always know who… Continue

Added by Florian Engel on May 8, 2009 at 7:54am — No Comments

The Story of The Fireside: Green, Affordable Housing

Right off of California Highway 101 and along the way to Stinson Beach, there sits a project “that could.” It accomplished many feats over the course of its development. As the construction manager on this project, I'll be sharing my insight on the project’s green building process over a series of articles. Almost ten years in the making, The Fireside Apartments is finally going to open.… Continue

Added by Mignon O'Young on April 27, 2009 at 10:37pm — No Comments

The First Green Replacement for the Concrete Block

Four years ago, I asked a contractor and architect whether or not there exist concrete masonry units (CMU) with recycled content. “CMU is CMU, just use the standard specs,” they said. Fast forward to 2009, while speed-walking through the exhibit aisles at the 2009 Green California Summit and Exposition, I came upon Integrity Block. The name was eye-catching. I thought to myself, “green CMU--could it be?”… Continue

Added by Mignon O'Young on April 27, 2009 at 10:36pm — No Comments

Berkeley’s Latest Super-Green Project

During my student days at U.C. Berkeley, my friends and I would go to the Great China Restaurant for dinner and the California Theaters for a movie. Along the way, there was a big parking lot which was often viewed as an eye-sore. More than 10 years later, this lot has been transformed into two new buildings that beautifully anchor the urban street edge along the campus, and provide a pleasant surprise as one comes upon the curve of Oxford Street.… Continue

Added by Mignon O'Young on April 27, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Could Partnerships And Collaboration Save The Third Sector?

In a recent post on whether the Retail Industry Could Save Itself Using Game Theory I discussed how retailers have exhibited classic non-cooperative behaviour, which has significantly damaged their abilities to survive the credit crunch. By focusing only on individual interest and survival, their collective hyper-competitive actions have likely damaged their entire industry's market size.… Continue

Added by Rizwan Tayabali on April 23, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

I am not certain..

I am not certain how many hours that I will have to dedicate to this blog. I hope to spend more time over here. Time lately is a precious commodity. So much to do and so few hours in a day. Thank you for this network. Continue

Added by Catherine Mitchell on March 28, 2009 at 9:12am — No Comments

Goorin Brothers is Supporting the Courage Campaign

I think this is a great promotion from the Goorin Brothers, who make awesome hats. They have started a Bold Statement Award in conjunction with retail promotions which offer the consumer a discount, and on special products Goorin will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Courage Campaign. They are currently honoring Sean Penn for his role in attracting attention to gay rights issues with his portrayal of Harvey Milk. R… Continue

Added by believeinchange on March 12, 2009 at 2:13pm — No Comments

OPEN LETTER TO ALL POSITIVE CHANGE AGENTS

Who are we? We are a group who are passionate about rapid, global, positive change Where are we? http://www.seesense.org How can we help? We are connecting all agents of positive change. If you join us, we can help each other accelerate positive change. Why have you received this? You and your network have been identified as positive change agents by us. Why should you join? In an age of instant, reliable communication, the greater the number of p… Continue

Added by Mark Richards on March 2, 2009 at 12:21am — 1 Comment

The Politics of Compassion

The spiritual practice of compassion is one I struggle with frequently. It is a wonderful ideal to aspire to and it works really well in my head, but when I bump up against issues in the real world - the compassionate thing to do, think or say becomes a little cloudier. Recently I found myself struggling in particular with the issue of Obama inviting Rick Warren to be part of the inauguration, and beyond that, how anyone who faces prejudice can practice compassion. Now don’t get me wrong, I don… Continue

Added by believeinchange on February 28, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Change or Die - Alan Deutschman

I thought I’d give a nod to the reason behind the name of my blog. It was inspired in large part by Alan Deutschman’s excellent book Change or Die. I’ve read many spiritual books that discuss various ways to improve your life from a metaphysical perspective and while spirituality sometimes requires a blind faith in the “you’ll see it when you believe it” concept, Deutschman provides factual evidence of this truth. As he explains, he draws on ideas from the fields of “psychology, cognitive scienc… Continue

Added by believeinchange on February 28, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Intent and Need – The Nature of Kind Acts

I read an interesting blog post at The Happiness Project regarding random acts of kindness. Gretchen’s overall point was that perhaps being random is not such a great idea because people tend to be suspicious, or that you might be needlessly paying the toll for a millionaire driving behind you who doesn’t need your help. She does make some good points but it got me thinking overall about the nature of ki… Continue

Added by believeinchange on February 28, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments