Archive for October, 2009

  • How to Save Our Nonprofits from Starvation
    October 16, 2009, 7 Comments

    Nathaniel Whittemore at change.org wrote a great post recently on “Why most people don’ t care about investing in non-profits.”  There is a huge amount of truth in Nathaniel’s observation. [...]

  • Carrefour Cuts Plastic in Spain
    October 15, 2009, No comments

    My first experience at a supermarket in Spain is something I will never forget. I was a long way away from any of my comfort foods – even the milk, [...]

  • The Role of Awareness in Working for Good
    October 13, 2009, 3 Comments

    “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” —Viktor Frankl, [...]

  • The Lennon Effect
    October 12, 2009, 7 Comments

    Though I am hesitant to file this under my socially conscious video batch because it’s not a proper music video, I do think this one is definitely worth viewing. John [...]

  • Philanthropy Goes Indie at YBP
    October 8, 2009, 3 Comments

    — The Yellow Bird Project is another organization that I’ve found recently that supports my theory of Canada being a highly underrated nation. (Akoha being the first). YBP for short, [...]