There was an article about the city of Anchorage and the Alaska Moose Federation coming together to create a win win situation for all; well, except for the dead moose. In the city of Anchorage there are over 100 moose that are hit and killed by vehicles every year and they don’t let that meat [...]

ANDREA produce an air purifier system that utilizes a live plant. They have been acknowledged by both Popular Science and MOMA for their invention’s function and form. Like you may be wondering, I was eager to find out if putting a plant in their air purifier contraption made a dramatic difference in improving the plants [...]

I spent this past Saturday volunteering for an Earth Day cleanup at Malibu Lagoon State Beach. I thought with Earth Day coming up, it was a perfect opportunity to get involved with the California State Parks Foundation and do some state park maintenance. It was a bit ironic that my group was actually in charge [...]

Evidence that some large corporations really get it. PUMA is going to begin using sustainable packaging (coming 2011) that will have a tremendous impact on decreasing their environmental impact. Here is what PUMA Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz said regarding this initiative that speaks volumes regarding Puma’s commitment towards and understanding of corporate social responsibility. They [...]

Olympic gold medal snowboarder, Hannah Teter, wanted to give back and her backside to help causes she cared about and created a company called Sweet Cheeks. Currently, her Sweet Cheeks are supporting Doctors Without Borders and every pair of undees sold raises $5 for the organization. Her goal is to raise $100,000 by May to [...]

I wanted to share some thoughts that I expressed in an email to the President of Guidestar. He wrote in one of his newsletters, last summer, about the future landscape of the nonprofit sector as he saw it developing. I was beginning to pay more attention to the nonprofit sector, myself, and these were some [...]

I think we’ve found a new way to raise money for charity. Have a funky Friday and collect some money for charity while you are at it.

I have just finished reading, Creating a World Without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus, and I believe it holds immense importance and relevance for the future of our world. Although one might think this book was created only for social entrepreneurs or people involved in the nonprofit sector or business professionals, it really is a book [...]

I am still a huge fan of cool tees that do more than just make you look good. These vintage Tide tees created under the well known graphic tee label, Junk Food, help families that are affected by disaster through the Tide Loads of Hope program. One aspect of their program is to provide clean [...]

There was a recent post on the green is sexy site about the eradication of all fish by our mouths and stomachs. Before I continue, a little bit about green is sexy. It’s a site co-founded by three ladies with one of them being Rachel McAdams of the Notebook and Sherlock Holmes. What I love [...]

I recently read, Forces for Good, by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant with ten pages of excerpts and notes that will become part of my doctrine for doing good, as a result.  I would encourage anyone involved with the nonprofit sector to read it. You can visit the official website of the book for [...]

I had no idea that this was in the works with all the attention going to health care reform; however, this impacts another right that we should be entitled to in this country, education.

I was recently made aware of a volunteering initiative that is being undertaken by American Express, TakePart.com and Volunteermatch. If you are an American Express holder you can earn rewards points for volunteering and can use those points like any other earned points. You can donate them to any recognized 501 (c)(3) or use them [...]

This video is from Good about a neighborhood with wirelessly controlled Endesa LED street lamps. Not only does it save electricity and money but it cuts down on the light pollution too.

There was an article posted on Planet Green, a Discovery run site, that listed 22 facts about the bicycle. You can read the complete list of facts here. Here are a few of their ‘greener’ facts:
18. How many bikes can be parked in a single car parking space in a paved lot?
Anywhere [...]

I came across this site, LeapAnywhere, via a comment to an online article. I checked out their site and created a free account with the promise of ‘Fun’ being a key component of my future doing-good endeavors. It’s about connecting you with local opportunities to do good and have fun, at the same time. They [...]

Here are some ‘after’ pics of Catherine. She helped raise nearly $1000 to fight children’s cancer–amazing.

One of my dear friend’s daughter is shaving her head today to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This is her before picture and I will post an after picture at a later date. You can visit her fund raising page  here if you would like to make [...]

Gap, Inc. is running a current cause marketing campaign called Gap Give and Get via Facebook. You can sign up and receive a 30% off coupon that you can use online or at any Gap, Banana Republic, or Old Navy store,  including factory and outlet stores. In addition, you will be able to designate 5% [...]

Charities are not immune to being used for phishing scams. A phishing scam is an email that is sent  looking to either steal your identity or your money. They are commonly associated with absorbent monetary reward amounts that you need to claim. However, I have not encountered this type of scam that tries to masquerade [...]

Since Conan O’brien has been out of work, he has passed the time tweeting up a storm. In the latest installment of his twitter account, he has randomly chosen his one and only person to follow, Sarah Killen. She is a 19 year-old soon to be bride that currently resides in a basement. Prior to [...]

I believe that health care, like education, is a right not a privilege.  Health care reform hasn’t happened in decades and it makes me wonder, why? Is it because the current health care system is meeting the needs of the people or is it because it’s the best we think that we can do? I [...]

Hello Porsche! Goodbye Prius (left in the dust at the line, goodbye). This isn’t a Prius on HGH (human growth hormone). This is the new Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid concept recently revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept behind getting almost 80 mpg while maintaining the ability to be a street  legal race car [...]

I have been bombarded, through recent experiences and readings, with thoughts and ideas that have me believe that the most immediate change we can create is with the power of the dollar and not the vote. Despite a progressive, positive, ambitious plan of the current administration, it is business as usual with gridlock and the [...]

Why? (Be)cause corporations are trying to jump on the socially responsible bandwagon, so they partner with nonprofits and create some kind of marketing event to help raise awareness and funds for a cause, while building some goodwill of their own.
American Diabetes Association and Netflix
For every new sign up that happens through Monday, March 8, a [...]

I couldn’t come up with a better way to describe the premise behind these videos than the one used on thefuntheory.com so…
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something [...]

The second company that I want to share with you is called MARCsMovement. I had the pleasure of meeting Brent Freeman, Co-founder, and was introduced to his website where you can ‘shop responsibly’. What’s unique about MARCsMovement is that they donate 5% of every purchase to the charity of your choice and offer discounted prices [...]

I recently attended a social entrepreneurship event hosted by The Marshall Alumni Association of USC’s Marshall School of Business. It was a tremendous event that included a keynote address from Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post, a panel of executives from socially responsible companies such as Causecast, a collection of progressive people and thinkers, and [...]

Beginning, now, we will focus our site on sharing information about current issues, trends, and ideas that impact the social sector, the emergence of social responsibility in business, advocacy and public policy issues that matter to us, and sustainable practices to save the planet . We will accomplish this primarily though profiling various companies, organizations, [...]