How to convey a powerful message with videos & photos Target audience: Nonprofits, social enterprises, NGOs, foundations, cause organizations, Web publishers, small businesses. As regular readers know, I’ve been a longtime proponent of visual storytelling to advance the missions of nonprofits, cause organizations and businesses. (Heck, I co-founded Ourmedia.org before there was a YouTube.) People […]
Community Code-a-thon comes to SF on May 6-7
One Economy, SF Goodwill, SF Dept. of Tech, Code for America & Socialbrite team up to develop mobile apps for social good Save the date! On May 6 and 7, several public-spirited organizations — One Economy, San Francisco Goodwill Industries, Code for America, Socialbrite as well as the City of San Francisco’s Department of Technology […]
Help enhance sustainability in the world
The e Pack spotlights organizations & initiatives making a difference Alot of us have a hard time keeping up with organizations and initiatives that are advancing the social good. The e Pack makes it easier. I met the impressive founder and director of The e Pack (the “e” stands for enlightenment and Earth), Alejandra […]
Sustainability starts at the local level
How the Office Sustainability is helping Miami go green At Sustainatopia the other day, Angela Sager, an Energy Management Specialist in the Office of Sustainability at Miami-Dade County, describes how her office works with companies devoted to energy efficiency, renewable energy and community energy campaigns. While the federal government may be at the forefront […]
Fighting poverty by enhancing social entrepreneurship
Agora Partnerships expanding its impact beyond Central America roots One of the coolest people I met at Sustainatopia in Miami last week was Daniela Hammeken, director of strategic partnerships for Agora Partnerships, a nonprofit that works with small companies in Central America to provide access to knowledge, capital and networks. Based in Washington, D.C., […]