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David Martel CSR Minute, February 8, 2010: Fast Company Reports on Sustainability at World Economic Forum

This is a cross post from 3BL Media

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Added by David Martel on February 8, 2010 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Alex Vidal The Cost of Changing Everything

A successful businessman said, "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement ther… Continue

Added by Alex Vidal on February 5, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

David Martel Rodney North Interview on Green America Business Network: Fair Trade = Equal Exchange

This is a cross posting from 3BLMedia's CSR Feed



From Faces of the Green Pages - Conversations with the Green Business Leaders:

As a founding member of the Green America Business Network, Equal Exchange has a long history of going the extra mile. They were Fair Trade before there really

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Added by David Martel on February 4, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Christine Egger The Overhead Question: (More) opportunity to reflect on the future of nonprofit assessment and reporting

This evening, I needed to do some thinking out loud about the ideas I wanted to carry to tomorrow's teleconference, "The Overhead Question: The Future of Nonprofit Assessment and Reporting." (Catch my first post with more info about the event and participants here). A summary of the twitter stream, slightly edited for formatting, follows. No, this isn't a prope… Continue

Added by Christine Egger on February 3, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute February 3, 2010: Business in the Community's Excellence Awards; SDialogue's "Top Sustainability Practices" Report

This is a cross posting from 3BLMedia's CSR Minute Business in the Community, the U.K.’s oldest and largest national business-led coalition dedicated to corporate responsibility, has called for entries for the BITC 2010 Awards for Excellence. Firms can enter in any of 15 award categories, including small company of the year, healthy workplaces, and active in communities. Businesses that enter and which can prove… Continue

Added by David Martel on February 3, 2010 at 5:45pm — No Comments

Elliot Harmon Social Enterprise and Intellectual Property

Originally published on AshokaTech.

One of the many sessions in Hyderabad that I'm really excited about is a discussion on intellectual property with Richard Jefferson of Cambia, John Wilbanks of Science Commons, Phil Weilerstein of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators

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Added by Elliot Harmon on February 3, 2010 at 10:16am — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute, February 2, 2010: UPS's Aid to Haiti; i2 Technology's New Software

This is a cross posting from 3BL Media. theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant CSR and Sustainability news and can be seen on the 3BL Media CSR Network - the largest network of CSR channels across the internet, Reuters Insider and on the 3BL Media website. Our team of 3BL Media researchers and correspondents tracks the global world of CSR to bring you coverage of the most important happenings, initiatives, issues, trends - and of course, breaking news. Continue

Added by David Martel on February 2, 2010 at 4:37pm — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute, February 1, 2010: Coca-Cola's Cause Marketing for Boys & Girls Clubs; Boston College's Guide to CSR Reports

This is a cross-posting from 3BL Media theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. theCSRminute can be seen daily on 3BL Media’s CSR Network—the largest network of CSR channels across the internet, on Reute… Continue

Added by David Martel on February 1, 2010 at 7:50pm — No Comments

Yu Hwang Wu Study Strategy & Tips for Success in '2011 College Entrance Exam' - Yu Hwang Wu

[Yu Hwang Wu's Language Essay] Study Strategy & Tips for Success in '2011 College Entrance Exam' Even before the lingering storm of college entrance exam for 2010 academic year is gone, the 2011 academic year college scholastic ability test already entered its count-dow… Continue

Added by Yu Hwang Wu on February 1, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute January 29, 2010: Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN Joins Energy Star; Cause Marketing Forum's "Halo" Awards Voting

This is a cross posting from 3BLMedia's CSR Minute Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN has become a partner in the Energy Star program. The company, ranked by Modern Healthcare as the nation’s top design/build firm for healthcare facilities for the last two years, is committed to integrating sustainable practices into every aspect of its business, from its management of facilities to its design strategies. Cogdell will now measure and track t… Continue

Added by David Martel on January 31, 2010 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Cierra Cass 2010 Tech Award Nominations

Applied Materials Presents: The Tech Awards Nominations for 2010 The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to address humanity’s most urgent challenges. In partnership with Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, 15 Laureates are selected annually and $50,000 is awarded to one Laureate in each category: Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality, and Health. Individual… Continue

Added by Cierra Cass on January 29, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Vuong Nhat Anyone in Tokyo?

Hi Concerned People! I am trying to get in touch with people in Japan, interested in working on an ambitious project named iKifu, which means in Japanese iDonate. I often think: "The world will never be perfect, but we can always improve it." Non Profit Organizations are existing, because they want a better world for the present and the future generations. The problem is that they all face common challenges: Lack of visibility, lack of financial support, lack of promotional budget, lack of s… Continue

Added by Vuong Nhat on January 28, 2010 at 2:01am — 2 Comments

David Martel CSR Minute January 27, 2010: Microfinance Bulletin; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Grants

theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. The latest issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin, published by the Microfinance Information Exchange, features financial and performance benchmarks from 1,084 microfinance instituti… Continue

Added by David Martel on January 27, 2010 at 9:53pm — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute January 26, 2010: Applied Materials at Sustainable Business Institute's Silicon Valley User Group Meeting

This is a cross posting from 3BLMedia's CSR Minute theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. Silicon Valley’s Sustainable Business Institu… Continue

Added by David Martel on January 26, 2010 at 9:03pm — No Comments

Jennifer Simckowitz Youth Advocates for Renewable Futures, Sustainability and Social Change

The Green Guerrillas plan on getting down to the nitty gritty on what it means to be “green” in 2010 with the fourth film in their documentary series, Green Guerrillas Blockumentary v.3 HD in 3G: Ganonyonk | Gye Nyame | Generation. They are looking to chop away at inconsistent environmental policies and contradictions, to focus on personal and family carbon footprints and work to make their immediate communities healthier and gr… Continue

Added by Jennifer Simckowitz on January 26, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Ingrid Vercruyssen Social enterprise: Charity or business?

I am having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment and I feel I have arrived at some sort of crossroads. In fact, I have been so bothered by this that I decided to put my scheduled blog on hold and write a new one: When I set out to launch Lilou, my idea was pretty simple: Manufacture great products, provide outstanding customer service and reinvest profits in employees, to improve their lives and communities. That sort of business model pretty much fits the common definition of “social ent… Continue

Added by Ingrid Vercruyssen on January 26, 2010 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

David Martel CSR Minute January 25, 2010

This is a cross post from 3BL Media's CSR Minute A group of leading IT companies has joined Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Consortium to better define “green” in the electronics category. Dell, HP, Intel, and Toshiba—and electronics retailer Best Buy—will work with the Consortium’s researchers and NGO partners to create a system for rating electronics based on environmental and social aspects. Plans are to release the… Continue

Added by David Martel on January 25, 2010 at 7:32pm — No Comments

David Martel CSR Minute January 22, 2010: Cause Marketing Forum + IEG's 2010 Sponsorship Forecast; UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School Aids New Sustainable Businesses

This is a cross post from 3BL Media. theCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant CSR and Sustainability news and can be seen on the 3BL Media CSR Network - the largest network of CSR channels across the internet, Reuters Insider and on the 3BL Media website. Our team of 3BL Media researchers and correspondents tracks the global world of CSR to bring you coverage of the most important happenings,… Continue

Added by David Martel on January 24, 2010 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Romina TakingITGlobal and Nabuur Launch New Action Guide on Online Volunteering

TakingITGlobal and Nabuur Launch New Action Guide on Online Volunteering *A free digital guide for youth interested in becoming online volunteers and learning more about the rich world of online volunteering.* TakingITGlobal (TIG), an organization that operates the world’s most popular online community for young leaders, and Nabuur, an online volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers) with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin America, announced tod… Continue

Added by Romina on January 24, 2010 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Chris Jarvis How Volunteering Changed My Life: An Interview With Chris Jarvis

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.
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Added by Chris Jarvis on January 24, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

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