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(BLOG) RED - One Color Unites Us
Check Out Brett Dennen's (RED)NIGHT
Brett Dennen, the talented singer and songwriter, turned two of his concerts (RED) last year. Check out this great video from his show in December at Los Angeles' Wiltern theater. As he put it, "if music doesn’t have the power to change the world then I don’t know what can…."Thanks...
Football Leagues Go (NIKE) RED
We love all of the (RED) we keep seeing on the football (soccer in the US!) field! And this weekend we’ll be getting even more.The biggest leagues of Europe send their champions into continental competitions against each other, but rarely do they get together for a common goal. This weekend...
Shower Mum with flowers that save lives this Sunday (if you’re in the UK!)
It’s Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday 14th March. And FLOWE(RED) has 19 flower arrangements to choose from including the Sweet Embrace arrangement pictured above. Don’t worry if you haven’t ordered yet. Flowers are available for delivery on the big day – choose any one of our courier...
Today is International Women’s Day and we have some great information to report. The Global Fund, the organization we work with to put (RED) money on the ground in Africa, has just released a report stating that the virtual elimination of mother to child HIV transmission by 2015 is now...
With a population of 1.1million people, 190,000 of which live with HIV, Swaziland is currently experiencing the most severe HIV and AIDS epidemic in the world (source: The Global Fund).But thanks to your (RED) purchases, (RED) and the Global Fund have helped make great progress. Swaziland is one of four...
International Football/Soccer Friendlies turn (NIKE) RED - March 2nd & 3rd
Yesterday’s Brazil v. Ireland match was just one of the many international friendlies that happened over the last couple of days. Football players from all over the world - from Korea to the Ivory Coast, to the USA and Netherlands, to Portugal and China, and Belgium and...
Acumen Fund Blog
Update letter from Jacqueline Novogratz
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As the crisis in Haiti continues to unfold, with some sources suggesting that as many as 100,000 may have perished, here at Acumen our hearts and minds are with those who lost their lives, homes, and loved ones. While Acumen does not work in the field of emergency care, at...
On Metrics and Acumen: A Letter to the Editor
In response to “Are Metrics Blinding our Perception?”a recent column in the New York Times by Anand Giridharadas, Acumen Fund CIO Brian Trelstad wrote the following letter to the editor. Dear Editor, Your piece on the rise of metrics, and the risks of being too metrics focused, was terrific. As the...
Acumen Fund Looking for Communications Volunteer
Acumen Fund is looking for a volunteer Communications Associate/Editor to write, edit and manage content on two of our key online properties – Acumen Fund’s blog and website. This is a 3-month, part-time (3 days/week) volunteer position. The volunteer will be expected to work out of Acumen Fund’s New York...
Live from the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship in Hyderabad
Shital’s family emigrated from India when she was only four years old, but her heart and soul still remain there. She went on to graduate from Northwestern University and returned to India as an Indicorps fellow. She completed her Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner School...
Business for Tomorrow: London Supports Acumen
Julia is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, researching the evolution of global biotech/pharma business models serving Base of Pyramid (BoP) markets. She believes in the power of science and technology coupled with patient capital to solve global health challenges. I first heard about Acumen Fund through TED...
Zerodivide
Signing on for the Digital Renaissance - FCC's Digital Inclusion Recommendations
ZeroDivide was on-site today for “America’s Digital Inclusion Summit," where the FCC released six key recommendations to expand broadband adoption, excerpted from the much-anticipated and historic National Broadband Plan. After months of intensive public input, the full plan will be released on March 17th. read more...
FCC Digital Inclusion Summit - Music to My Ears
OK so I stole the line from FCC Commissioner Copps who said during today's America's Digital Inclusion Summit that a focus on digital inclusion was "music to his ears". But don't you all feel the same way? We've been wandering in the desert of the lack of federal leadership...
Date Night with Steve Wozniak, The Bay City Bombers, and Facebook
The line of ticket holders stretched for more than two blocks. The "will call" line was longer. It was the Season Opener of the Bay City Bombers co-ed roller derby team, in their much-hyped match agaisnt the Brooklyn Red Devils. It was also a testament to social media in action. ...
DIGITAL INCLUSION SUMMIT AT NEWSEUM ON MARCH 9
On March 9, the FCC and the Knight Foundation are hosting a summit to highlight solutions to the challenge of providing broadband for everyone - America’s Digital Inclusion Summit in D.C. The event is open to the press and public.read more...
ZeroDivide talks policy at upcoming 2010 NonProfit Technology Conference in Atlanta
Laura Efurd talks with NTEN ED Holly Ross about ZD's tech policy session at 2010 conference. read more...
The Untold Story of the 2008 Election
The Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) recently shared the findings of a new report which tell the story of the massive voter-registration and mobilization efforts of the 501(c)(3) civic engagement community.read more...
GlobalGiving Progress Reports
Dear fellow Earth-ship cosmonaut!For the past decade, since I understood the crucial global importance of the glorious Altai Mountains and their beleaguered indigenous stewards, I have devoted all my time and all my resources (my income, my savings, my inheritance) to finding ways that a Westerner could help and not...
Dear fellow Earth-ship cosmonaut!For the past decade, since I understood the crucial global importance of the glorious Altai Mountains and their beleaguered indigenous stewards, I have devoted all my time and all my resources (my income, my savings, my inheritance) to finding ways that a Westerner could help and not...
Aid Refugees Fleeing Fighting in Swat Valley: "Spring Update"
As funds come in, AIL evaluates the needs of Swat Valley refugees living in the Peshawar area. AIL plans to make another distribution of aid in late Spring.Other AIL Accomplishments in 2009 included:• AIL trained over 1,800 Afghan teachers in pedagogy subjects, leadership, human rights, and school health. These teachers...
Give Afghan Refugees the Gift of Education: "Spring Update"
In 2009, AIL educated 4,165 Afghan refugees in its schools and Women's Learning Centers (WLC) in Northern Pakistan. 79% of those educated were women and girls.Aziza, a student in the literacy program, shares the following: “I came to the Women’s Learning Center when my cousin told me there were free...
Our Doctors Need an X-Ray Machine: "Spring Update"
In 2010, the Afghan Institute of Learning will formally open the country’s first teaching Gynecological/Surgical Hospital in Herat, Afghanistan. An urgent need for proper maternal medical care is a digital x-ray machine. Once purchases, this machine will allow for proper diagnosis and medical consultations from around the world for 100,000...
Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women: "Spring Update"
In 2009, the Afghan Institute of Learning supported 28 learning centers in Herat, Mazar, Bamiyan and Kabul, Afghanistan and in Peshawar, Pakistan. Many centers previously supported have successfully met their goals or gone on to become self sufficient- the end goal that AIL strives for. Our supported centers served a...
Environmental Leader
NYU, Johns Hopkins Deliver Climate Action Plans to Slash GHG Emissions
Both the New York University (NYU) and the Johns Hopkins University have released climate action plans that set goals for reducing carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency and boosting their use of clean and renewable energy sources. New York University has a comprehensive strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and improve its...
Demand-side Energy Efficiency Needed in Asia
Toru Kubo, the Asian Development Bank’s Senior Clean Energy and Climate Change Specialist, discusses the dual challenge of energy security and climate change facing developing Asia-Pacific nations and how demand-side energy efficiency initiatives can help....
Waste Management Reaps PR Benefit From TV Time
Because of his involvement in a popular television show, the president and COO of Waste Management is counting a PR bonus. Lawrence O’Donnell, chief of Waste Management, played an incognito role when he participated in “Undercover Boss” on CBS. His involvement sent hits to Waste Management’s Web site soaring, according to The...
Western U.S., Canada Move Forward with Carbon Trading Plans
As prospects for a U.S. national climate change bill looks less and less promising, five U.S. states and Canadian provinces are moving forward with plans to establish a regional cap-and-trade market in 2012 for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reports Reuters. The market would be about a tenth of U.S....
Trading of carbon permits under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative rose 42 percent in the most recent trading session. More than 40.612 million allowances were auctioned March 10, up from 28.591 million allowances sold Dec. 2. This, the seventh such auction, brought a price of $2.07 for permits and $1.86 for futures....
Roundup: Tropicana, ClearLite, Marks & Spencer
Big auto and EU face off over green van targets Reuters Executive Departures at Clean Energy Firms NY Times ClearLite to Launch Several New Efficient Lighting Products Business Wire Marks & Spencer Sells Chocolate With Wrapper that Grows into Flowers Marks & Spencer Japan faces rocky path to emissions trading system Reuters Forest Project First Hailed as REDD Model Now...
America Forward
The New York Times Covers “A Plan for Nonprofits, with a Nod to Innovators”
Yesterday, The New York Times featured an article on the Social Innovation Fund, covering the lively discussion taking place in the philanthropic, social, and public sectors on the Fund’s potential to change the way we solve social problems in America. The article featured many opinions from leaders across sectors...
Audio available from CNCS briefing call on the Social Innovation Fund
Last week the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a briefing call on the Social Innovation Fund. Marta Urquilla, Senior Adviser for Social Innovation, and Bob Grimm, Director of Research and Policy Development, represented the Corporation on the call, reviewing the Fund’s structure as outlined in the Edward M....
President announces his intent to nominate CNCS CEO
We are pleased to share that President Obama has announced his intention to nominate Patrick Corvington for the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Patrick is a recognized leader and expert on nonprofit sector leadership and capacity issues, new and emerging...
America Forward and the Service Community Salute Senator Tom Harkin
Last week, America Forward partnered with ServiceNation and Voices for National Service to recognize Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) at an event in his home state of Iowa for his commitment to national service and social innovation. Senator Harkin is a true champion, and his leadership—especially in the appropriations process for...
President Obama on the Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy
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America Forward Remembers Senator Edward Kennedy
We are truly saddened at the news of Senator Edward Kennedy’s death. Not only has the nation lost a true statesman and public servant, but the service movement has lost its leading champion. Senator Kennedy believed deeply in our nation’s social entrepreneurs and in the power of young people...
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit
Defining Corporate Citizenship
How much of a role should business play in tackling global questions such as climate change, unemployment, restoring trust in the aftermath of the financial crisis and distributing international aid? What is the nature and extent of the private sector’s responsibility in resolving these issues? At what point should corporations...
Three Easy Green Fleet Initiatives for Medium-Duty Trucks
Medium-duty trucks (class 3-6) consumer over eight billion gallons of fuel annually, with each truck emitting an average 13 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Although hybrid electric trucks typically cost $23,000-$45,000 more upfront, numerous other opportunities exist for fleets to reduce emissions and fuel costs, with a much smaller price...
P&G Program Finds Purpose and Value in What Had Formerly Been Scrap
Procter and Gamble has recently announced a new program that bears a slight resemblance to what we used to call a treasure hunt, but the results P&G is seeing and the savings it’s achieved are no game. The new GARP program, which stands for Global Asset Recovery Purchases, is a quest...
Dumpster Diving Day Saves Burt’s Bees $25K Annually
The old adage “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” sure rings true for a North Carolina-based earth friendly natural personal care products company. In 2008, employees from Burt’s Bees took part in Dumpster Day, an event held to educate employees about waste reduction. Trash destined for the landfill was collected...
Finding Ideal Clients Through Networking – Tips For Small Green Businesses
As a marketing tool, networking is a great outlet for making “ideal” connections for small businesses. What’s an ideal connection? Perhaps an analogy will help elucidate the term. You’ve probably heard the following saying: Give a man a fish and you’ve fed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish...
Empire State Building Reaches New Heights in Energy Efficiency
On February 25, 2010 the Sustainable Building Industry Council’s (SBIC) 2009 Beyond Green High Performance Building Award was given to the Empire State Building (ESB) Integrated Energy Efficiency Retrofit team, consisting of: Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Jones Lang LaSalle, Clinton Climate Initiative and Johnson Controls. These awards distinguish...
Change Your Life | The Change Blog
7 Reasons a Blog Is a Phenomenal Personal Development Tool
tweetmeme_source = 'PeterClemens'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; Photo by Anonymous Account By Srinivas Rao In the 8 months since I started my blog I’ve gotten to know dozens of bloggers. While each one has his or her own unique interests and opinions, I think it’s fair to say we all agree on one thing:...
The Subconscious Mind: Insights from Viktor Frankl
Photo by h.koppdelaney By Mark Harrison Viktor Frankl’s short book, Man’s Search for Meaning, has been described as ‘among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud.’ He begins with an account of his experiences in Auschwitz and other concentration camps and then develops the insights from these experiences into...
Staying Motivated: The Watercourse Way
Photo by Per Ola Wiberg By Mark Harrison ‘Giving up smoking is easy. I’ve done it hundreds of times’ ~ Mark Twain So your goal is to get up at 4am every morning, go for a 5km run and take a cold shower before meditating and writing a chapter of your new...
How to Use Your Subconscious to Change Your Life
Photo by The Half-Blood Prince By Karl Staib “Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.” – Thomas Edison Your subconscious loves to do work while your body performs other tasks that are easy. I can prove this very easily by asking you how many good ideas you have had...
Knowledge Plus Action Minus Fear
Photo by: nayukim By Hulbert Lee Anything in the world is possible. But there is always one thing that stops us from doing it: fear. This can be the fear of starting a new business, the fear of public speaking, or even just the fear of something unknown. Fear often happens...
You Can’t Force Other People to Change – But You Can Help Them
Photo by Amir K. By Ali Hale Do you have a teen who just won’t get off his backside and do anything? Is your brother deeply in debt? Have you got a friend whose romantic life is a series of disasters which she never seems to learn from? Are your parents...
TreeHugger
Con Man Jailed for Selling Fake Organic Eggs
Image from doh.sd.gov This is not a yolk. It's something many of us may have thought about: how do we know that the eggs we are buying really are organic or free range? The answer is: we don't. Last week a man was jailed for selling more...
How Nature Inspired the Alphabet
32,000 years ago, ancient humans gathered in a cave in Lascaux, France, where, by firelight, they created the first hand-drawn forms--scenes depicting man's relationship with the natural world. The favorite subject in those first drawings was the ancient ox, so impressive in stature and strength, that it was deified by...
Fish Have Feelings Too, You Know
Photo: Georgia Aquarium A new book, Fish Feel Pain?, is hoping to dispel the notion that fish are somehow incapable of experiencing pain or unable to learn. The book, which is being met with some controversy, says that fish have gotten a bad rap as unfeeling simpletons, destined to be...
Santa Fe Enchanted With Eco-friendly Art
Local indigenous dance group Rulan Tangen and Dancing Earth use costumes and sets made of recycled and organic materials. Photo via the Santa Fe Art Institute Blog. A year-long show focusing on the four elements is bringing well-known environmental artists to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to create new works and engage...
Ranking of selected US states for dependency on coal for electricity production and for total consumption. Figure 1.- high-dependency states. . Image credit: USEIA data, graphic by J. Laumer Much has been written here and elsewhere of the fact that around half the nation's electricity comes from coal. We have...
Scientists Say They've Found the Most Efficient Way Yet to Turn Carbon Dioxide Back into Fuel
Credit: Mr. Thomas via Flickr. Scientists say too much carbon dioxide is bad for the Earth. And too much carbon monoxide can kill you. So why are researchers at the University of Michigan excited about turning CO2 into CO? Because the end product could come in handy for producing electricity and...
ONE
Tostan: Spreading Social Change
ONE is embarking on a listening and learning trip to Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya with members of our board and other supporters. ONE’s Morgana Wingard checks in: Recently we sat down with Molly Melching in Senegal, the founder and Executive Director of Tostan – an NGO focusing on community-led...
Debt Relief for Haiti is a Bi-Partisan Victory!
On Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Maxine Waters’ bill, (H.R. 4573)- the Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti Act. It passed under what is known as ‘a suspended rule’ meaning that it is not considered controversial, so the vast majority of the House Members voted for...
Big change is just one small step and a mouse click away. That’s the message from American Express and TakePart in their new project One Small Vote for Big Change. Every three months, organizations with the top number of votes in five categories receive $200,000 from American Express—and turns out...
Red Cross has issued a stern warning, according to the Associated Press, that approximately 2.17 million Zimbabweans are in need of food aid, fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a food crisis. AP: “In some parts of the country, the food situation is as bad as many of...
ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from Chalya Shagaya: Nneka Egbuna is a recording music artist was born...
Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro
This Sunday, MTV will air the documentary “Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro” which features Elizabeth Gore, Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco, and others climbing the mountain to raise awareness for the global water crisis. The ending of the documentary will feature Justin Timberlake who will highlight the UN’s work on the issue....
Oxfam News Blog
Working with communities to rebuild Haiti
Oxfam continues to work closely with Haitian communities in the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake....
Summer festivals, Oxjam gigs and the Outdoor Show!
Just a quick note to let you know about some exciting volunteering opportunities! Firstly, we’re looking for Regional Managers to organise Oxjam takeover events across the country. As a Regional Manager, you’ll be responsible for coordinating Oxjam in your area. You’ll recruit and lead a talented team to put on one...
Robin Hood heads to parliament
This week the merry wo(men) headed to Westminster to debate the brilliantly simple Robin Hood Tax....
Gaza unplugged: The cost of power cuts in the Strip
Daily power cuts in Gaza resulting from the Israeli blockade are causing deep disruptions and putting lives at risk....
On the lookout for a new local groups campaigner!
Are you passionate about fighting poverty and looking for ways to get more involved? Charli, the Oxfam Midlands Community and Activism Campaigner is on the lookout for an intern to help develop and support the network of local community campaigning groups in the Midlands. Local groups campaign to fight poverty and suffering. They are made...
Haiti: Aid distribution in Carrefour
[Audio slideshow] Watch a report on our efforts to distribute aid in a makeshift camp in Carrefour, one of the districts worst affected by January's Haiti earthquake....
Creating the Future!
Hello from New Zealand! The first week into our month of teaching and learning here has been incredible, with wonderful spirit guides teaching us about the culture and wisdom of a land seemingly the same and yet very different from our home. Most of the words mean the same as ours, while...
An online discussion this weekend brought me back almost 3 decades, to my first job out of college. With my brand new political science degree in hand, I became the first ever legislative aide for the maverick city council member in the city where I lived. My research skills a given,...
What’s in a name? A whole lot! We have been talking for a while about a name change at the Community-Driven Institute. If you’ve read the posts that describe the Institute’s vision, its accomplishments towards that vision, its goals for the coming 2 years, you know that the name “Community-Driven Institute”...
These days life so often hands me what I need the moment I need it, that I should probably stop being surprised each time that surprises me. Today’s Monday Morning Rock Out is a case in point. This week at the Community-Driven Institute, we will begin the process of developing a...
It is the evening of Day 2 of our immersion course for Consultants as Catalysts for Community Change. And as always happens, teachers emerge everywhere – we are all learning, and all teaching. It is an honor to be part of this process. We were also honored last week, when 2...
The vision of the Community Driven Institute is a healthy, vibrant, resilient, peaceful, humane world. To make that vision a reality for all of us, the mission of the Institute is to encourage and support the Community Benefit sector to leverage its considerable resources to do so. In developing our plans...
From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green
Dani Rodrik sees the IMF’s rethink on capital controls as the sign of a revolutionary shift on the role of finance and argues ‘With this battle won, the next worthy goal is a global financial transaction tax.’ Martin Wolf looks at the plans of Labour and the Tories and concludes that...
Why the Today Programme leads to premature ageing
I feel terrible today, all thanks to the Today programme. For non-UK readers, it’s the flagship drivetime radio news show – the one that politicians and chattering classes listen to as they scan the newspapers and munch on their cornflakes. I was on this morning, talking about aid and corruption. What...
Will this time be different? Financial crises and aid collapses over the last 30 years.
What impact do financial crises in rich countries have on their aid budgets? You would probably expect them to lead to a big bank bailout, producing a debt burden and a fiscal hangover, triggering bouts of cabinet infighting over public spending with aid coming off worst (after all, aid beneficiaries...
Some big development brains ask ‘what’s next?’
The Institute for Development Studies is a Good Thing. Located on the brutal 60s campus of the University of Sussex near Brighton, its gurus like Robert Chambers and Hans Singer have educated and inspired generations of Masters and PhD students, who then scattered to every corner of the aid industry and...
Photos of bureaucrats at their desks around the world [h/t Chris Blattman] Also from Chris Blattman, how to be a good discussant Matthew Lockwood surveys the emerging technologies that give him most hope for beating climate change Time for some development lists: Nancy Birdsall and Owen Barder give their top ten things to...
Gendercide, International Women’s Day and The Economist
The Economist magazine combines liberal economic orthodoxy (pro liberalization, anti state etc) with a politically liberal commitment to individual human rights. The latter presumably prompted this week’s cover story, Gendercide: What happened to 100 million baby girls?’ Even if it does come with the rest of the ideological baggage, (more...
Generating blueEnergy
Right on the heals of our first formal induction/orientation program to welcome new staff, we welcomed the blueEnergy International Board of Directors to Nicaragua for the first meeting on-site....
We just completed blueEnergy’s first induction / orientation program for our new class of international volunteers....
Strategy, adjustments and learning to ride two horses at once
We set out in 2009 with a strategy built on the assumption that “big” funding was readily available for our line of work, and that what we needed to focus on was building the capacity to deliver, and the funding would come. After all, we had received strong interest...
We would like to sincerely thank everyone that supported blueEnergy’s "Two Million Hours of Light" campaign. Through your generosity and the dedication of our ambassadors, we were able to raise over $16,500! From the entire blueEnergy team and all of our beneficiaries, thank you!...
We've arrived at the last day of blueEnergy's "Two Million Hours of Light" campaign. With one day to go, we are at 81% of our $20,000 goal! If you are grateful for all you have and want to help blueEnergy bring light to those less fortunate in Nicaragua,...
Only 25% of the population along the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua has access to electricity. The remaining 75% lives, literally, in the dark....
Cleantech Blog
Ford Transit Connect Electric Test Drive
By John Addison (3/8/10)Before I got behind the wheel of the Transit Connect Electric, I asked myself, “Who is going to buy a battery-electric van of this size?” Fleet managers of electric utilities, universities, and city delivery all came to mind. Electric utilities have plenty of off-peak electricity for charging...
by Richard T. StuebiIt's axiomatic among the cleantech community that energy efficiency represents the cheapest/easiest way to address our energy and environmental challenges. Indeed, as illustrated by some analysis by McKinsey & Company, many energy efficiency measures actually have net negative costs to implement.So, why is it so damned hard...
State of the California Feed-in Tariff
David NiebauerA new, innovative feed-in tariff for small-scale solar development is coming to California. Rather than setting a fixed price in an environment in which technology costs appear to be dropping, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed a market-based approach, allowing developers to bid the lowest prices...
Fuel from Algae – Challenges do not Stop Big Bucks
By John Addison (3/3/10 - original post at Clean Fleet Report)Energy, Water, and Fuel are three of the world’s most pressing needs. Algal biofuel can have a major impact on all three observed Dr. Michael Webber in opening the recent American Association for Advancing Science (AAAS) workshop about the future...
All Electric Cars – The Impact of the Little Guys
by John VoltzRecently, I made a small diversion from my walk to the office in San Francisco and took a ride in a Wheego. The Wheego was being showcased at Justin Herman Plaza right across from the Ferry Building not far from my office in the heart...
Making the Great Lakes Great Again
by Richard T. StuebiFor as long as I can remember, Lake Erie -- and by extension, all of the Great Lakes of North America -- symbolized water pollution. Sure, it was much worse 40 years ago, when the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland caught fire, but the reputation lingers. (Remember...
Innovate2Uplift.net
Listening, Leveraging, and Learning
Today, I am honored to be a guest blogger for The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, a private foundation based in Morristown, NJ that tweets at @GRDodge and powers one of the best foundation blogs in the sector. Please read the post, “Listening, Leveraging, and Learning: The work of the Community...
Raising the Buzz: At the Table with Tori Tuncan
The oft quoted if not overly used statement from the late American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead suggests that we should: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Tori Tuncan has taken this to heart as she...
As many of you know, I’ve been transitioning to a new post as the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of South Jersey, a start-up community foundation serving the eight-county South Jersey region. The transition is “for the most part” complete although there are still unopened boxes at my new...
“Pick something that you love and do it like a bad habit for ten years, and someone will want a piece of it.” TEDx Columbus wasted no time throwing down the gauntlet. The challenge above was posed by Matt Slaybaugh, the first of eight live presenters at last month’s TEDx Columbus...
Green is Profitable. Green is Healthy.
Today, I am joining with bloggers from 11,512 other blogs (and counting) to write about climate change for Blog Action Day 2009. I chose to write about green buildings and sustainable practices as one key element to fighting climate change. Last week, I attended a session at the Council on Foundations...
Making Room for Movement Building
This is a repost of an October 6 entry in the Council on Foundations, Fall Conference of Community Foundations blog. In his book, Tribes, bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur Seth Godin argues that lasting and substantive change begins with a group of people connected to each other, to a leader, and to...
Marc Gunther
Can behavioral economics help save the planet?
“Consumption is a tricky issue for us, but we need to start talking about it.” So says Peter Lehner, executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council. This is welcome news. Like the other big environmental NGOs, NRDC has shied away from telling people what to eat (less red meat and...
Shipping: It’s time to rock the boat
Look around you–the furniture in your office or house, the electronics, the clothes you are wearing, mostly likely some of your dinner–chances are these things moved by boat. About 85% of worldwide cargo travels by ship, and so it’s no surprise that shipping is a major contributor to climate change. According...
Imagine that you live in a poor country, without money for a pair of glasses or access to an optometrist, and you’re not seeing as well as you once did. This product, a pair of self-adjusting eyeglasses, could change your life. Or imagine that you are one of the 1.1 billion people...
Shareholders say: Tell the truth about fracking
No form of energy–not solar, wind, hydropower, obviously not coal or oil–comes without environmental tradeoffs. One promising new energy source–a vast supplies of natural gas, trapped in shale deep beneath the earth’s surface–is getting renewed scrutiny these days, and for good reason. While natural gas is often called a “bridge” to a...
As natural disasters go, the limnic eruption — an explosion of gas from beneath a lake — of Lake Nyos in Cameroon in 1986 ranks among the most horrifying and bizarre: About 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock were suffocated when a large cloud of CO2 descended silently on their villages. Lake...
Why the “Petro Metro” wants electric cars
Why on earth would Houston, the city of drill-baby-drill, the fossil-fuel capital of America, the city whose NFL franchise used to be called the Oilers, embrace the electric car? For good reason, it turns out–so says the city’s mayor, the local utility company, Reliant Energy, its parent company NRG Energy...