Play a Game, Save the World – with Double Impact
While not quite saving the world yet, social games on Facebook are making progress in rallying supporters for social causes. Thanks to a new social game platform called Double Impact, you and your friends can now play and win challenges to earn money for the charity of your choice. How does it work? After allowing … Read more
Table salt can save lives? Scientists Without Borders says so
Salt has been getting a lot of flack lately, with nutritionists calling for Americans to reduce salt in their diets to prevent illnesses associated with excess intake. However in the developing world, salt can be a life saver. Last fall, Scientists Without Borders worked with PepsiCo to issue a $10,000 challenge for entrants to solve … Read more
Feed your neighborhood – Beanstalk blends local food and philanthropy
Are you a follower of the local food movement? Many prefer to buy locally these days in to support local farmers and reduce environmental impact. If you’re as into local produce as we are, and you’re in the Colorado area, you should check out the “Feed Your Neighborhood” Campaign from Beanstalk. The campaign is aimed … Read more
Social Entrepreneurship makes headway in Commonwealth Club
When the Commonwealth Club announced a special series on social entrepreneurship, we were excited to see the business community paying attention to this space. Speakers included Jed Emerson, author of Blended Value; Premal Shah, co-founder of Kiva; and Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka. We attended one of the final discussions from Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director of … Read more
Help build an eco-tourism village in Indonesia
Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to build their first eco-tourism village near Indonesia’s picturesque ancient temples in the village of Soran. Located near the famous Prambanana Temple, built around 850 AD, and Mount Merapi, the nation’s famous volcano, Soran is a prime location for eco-tourism. Soran is a community … Read more
Donating to Japan relief efforts
Our hearts go out to the people of Japan and the other survivors of the earthquake and tsunami. There are a number of charities and non-profits mobilizing to bring relief to the communities affected. If you’re interested in giving, here are a few trusted charities accepting donations for this disaster: JustGiving and ShelterBox This JustGiving … Read more
Beautify your community this Spring
As if we need any more reason to beautify our neighborhoods, nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) is holding their 2011 Great American Cleanup drive. From March through May, KAB is organizing 3.5 million volunteers nationwide to beautify and green their neighborhoods. What’s involved? Volunteers will be planting trees, flowers and community gardens, removing graffiti, reclaiming … Read more
Kickstart your own project – or one of these
Have a pet project that needs of funding to get off the ground? It’s about time you check out Kickstarter, an online funding platform for creative projects around the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing … Read more
Pepsi applies social innovation to benefit local farmers
For anyone who has watched Food Inc, you’ll understand the complexity of today’s modern food industry in America. Pepsi is attempting to re-engineer unnecessary complexity out of this system by going directly to local farmers around their factories for corn and sunflower crops. Stephanie Strom recently profiled this new program in the New York Times. … Read more
Join Trickle Up! Google did.
We happened upon Trickle Up’s Young Professionals Council in an interesting way this week. We picked up their press release regarding an open invitation for Fox News host Glenn Beck to visit some of the rural communities Trickle Up has been working with to see for himself the impact the organization has made in India … Read more
