Archive for December, 2009

December 31, 2009, 3 Comments

Our NYE sustainable city countdown simply wouldn’t be complete without the Midwestern heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Admittedly, I have to give you the full disclaimer: I have spent the last [...]

#NedSoc Social Entrepreneurship Unconference Looks to Go Beyond Social Media

December 31, 2009, 3 Comments

I constantly fantasize about living in Portland, Oregon. It’s the homeland of the great Chuck Palahniuk, one of the largest urban wildernesses i ...

Sustainable NYE City #4: Melbourne, Australia

December 28, 2009, 10 Comments

If you need to stay focused this New Year, Melbourne, Australia is the right place to be to write those edgy resolutions. Why? Because Melbourne has b ...

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Microfinance Mishap: A Letter to a New York Times Columnist

December 27, 2009, 14 Comments

On my way home from New York City on Saturday evening, I picked up the business section of the New York Times and began reading a column- the headline ...

  • Sustainable NYE City #2: Portland, Oregon
    December 24, 2009, 1 Comment

    Ring in the 2010 New Year to the glittering backdrop of Oregon’s beloved Mt. Hood in a city that is known for it’s happening twenty-something scene and dedication to environmental [...]

  • Changents: The Art of Storytelling
    December 23, 2009, 3 Comments

    Some say that the art of storytelling is lost. I think you just need to know where to look — and Changents.com is the perfect place to lend your eyes. [...]

  • Shop for a Cause this Holiday Season
    December 22, 2009, 8 Comments

    I’ve mentioned Better The World (BTW) as one of the newest and most empowering tools for the citizen changemaker before, and I’ll do it again. The online social venture has [...]

  • Road to Hyderabad: Lesson 16
    December 21, 2009, No comments

    The Road to Hyderabad is a series done by Ashoka’s Tech4Society team as we count down the weeks to our big gather of 100 Ashoka-Lemelson Fellows in Hyderabad, India to [...]