{jcomments on}Last Monday night I pushed my way through a large and boisterous group, made up primarily of Generation Yers (or is it Z already?) and, despite my aversion to crowds and a case of jet lag having just returned from Costa Rica the night before, I was glad...
{jcomments on} I tripped upon an interesting blog the other day, Reversing the Flow by Brita Belli in eMagazine (April 2010). In it she talks about the Global Water Network. She says “Earth Day Network’s lesser-known side project is called the Global Water Network....
{jcomments on}For those of us closely watching this dynamic space we call social entrepreneurship, it’s always exciting to see movement. Chatter is easy, after all, but action, get-your-hands-and-feet-dirty-type-of-action…..well now, that’s simply delightful....
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about the definition of social enterprise. Basically, I was concerned that people were getting too wrapped up in defining the term, and forgetting that they were all in it for the same reason – to achieve a social mission...
It’s true what they say; new projects are daunting, anxiety-provoking and pull-your-hair-out-exhausting. But here’s another truism: they’re as thrilling as it comes. Each new initiative involves the setting of fresh expectations, self-prescribed milestones and goals....
Reprinted from CharityVillage.com www.charityvillage.com. Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community...