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Andy Heist Greetings from HelloFam!

Friends of HelloFam, It has been a few months since we completed the HelloFam Alpha. And, it should come as no surprise that we are working diligently on the next phase of HelloFam’s development. Never fear... photo sharing, direct connections with other families, and additional functionality will indeed be making a comeback! In the meantime, we have constructed a temporary site at hellofam.com in order to stay connected with our previous alpha participants, and communicate the future goals of… Continue

Added by Andy Heist on November 8, 2009 at 8:27am — No Comments

Kevin Asuncion Mobilizing Idle Assets for the Greater Good

In the nearby city of Montclair, CA, a vacant lot sits idle. For years the lot was a vibrant place of commerce and activity, but the plaza closed down in 1996. Thirteen years later, the lot remains idle as ever. Whenever I drive by Montclair I always bemoan the lot’s inactivity, but always find m… Continue

Added by Kevin Asuncion on November 3, 2009 at 1:14am — 1 Comment

Simon Baker Premier of our latest promotional video at 11 Downing Street

The 28th of October 2009 was an eventful day for Gateway Media and myself. We were able to premier our latest video work at Number 11 Downing Street as part of our parent charity, City Gateway, 10 year celebration. The event was attended by a number of Gateway Media's clients along with other partners of City Gateway and a number of MP's. The video shown was a short promotional video highlighting City Gateway's work followed by another… Continue

Added by Simon Baker on October 30, 2009 at 7:10pm — No Comments

Lincoln Builds Social Revolution

Social media started out as a toy but is now a powerful tool being used by big business. I recently talked to an HR manager who has setup a social network at her site to train staff on everything from the medical and dental insurance plans offered, the special travel medical insurance required… Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on October 26, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments

Annie A Bit On Connecting

You may remember the blog about the hug. I've had more hugs, recently, in the form of other things, umbrellas, emergency exits, water bottles and figs. I'm re-reading, editing and realizing that I am coming up with more and more that I c… Continue

Added by Annie on October 22, 2009 at 10:48pm — No Comments

Ilya Brotzky "Have you heard of obstetric fistula?"

Most people haven't. That's why we at the Fistula Free Climb chose to raise money for OperationOF.org by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. According to OperationOF founder Seth Cochran, "Obstetric fistula is really one of the worse possible fates that any human could ever endure. Despite the fact that OF affects women, it is not a women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue. We have had the technolog… Continue

Added by Ilya Brotzky on October 16, 2009 at 11:09am — No Comments

sunit shrestha Thoughts from social investors on the kind of social enterprise they're interested.

SWF09 Interviews: Dev Appanah and Elnor Rozenrot from Nathaniel Whittemore on Vimeo.

Skoll World Forum 09 Interviews: Dev Appanah and Elnor Rozenrot from Nathaniel Whittemore on Vimeo. This interview with Dev Appanah of LGT Venture Philanthropy and Elnor Rozenrot of Innosight Ventures ... please see the clip at… Continue

Added by sunit shrestha on October 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

sunit shrestha Promising social impact measurement framework!

(Totally taken from their website) In early 2009, Acumen Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation and B Lab, in conjunction with PwC and Deloitte, began working with a small group of stakeholders in the social and environme… Continue

Added by sunit shrestha on October 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Annie I'm Back

I am back from the East Coast. I'm at home and late for bed, but it is important that I share that this trip, was outstanding. The Feast went above and beyond my expectations. I met extraordinary people. I have loads of goods to tell you about and I am terribly excited to do so. At the moment however, I h… Continue

Added by Annie on October 9, 2009 at 10:31pm — No Comments

dan matutina The Click Initiative

The Click Initiative is a viral campaign that gives an opportunity for the web user to take part in a fund-raising effort for the relief and rehabilitation of typhoon Ondoy victims by way of influencing the future leaders of the Philippines to donate a portion of their campaign money. By simply viewing and spreading this video, we are hoping that our Presidential Candidates will soon take notice and immediate… Continue

Added by dan matutina on October 7, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Simon Baker With so many media channels available, why video still wins...

How Video Helps to Grow Business An interview with Steve Goodwin, CEO

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Added by Simon Baker on October 2, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Annie Hot Bread

I'm on my way to New York. I'm leaving in less than 10 minutes - but I want all of you to know, before I get there, that when I get there I'm going to eat some bread. If you happen to be in New York, you should eat bread too. This is why.

Hot bread kitchen was started by an Echoing Green fellow and… Continue

Added by Annie on October 1, 2009 at 1:48am — No Comments

Emerson Edwards Free 1 Year Subscription to Website Magazine

This was forwarded to me yesterday, and I thought I would share this with all of my friends since most of you have a website of your own. This is the top magazine for people with a website, and they are giving away subscriptions to boost their readership. The free subscription is the one on the right side of the web page below: http://tinyurl.com/yeaqe7o Feel free to pass it along to your friends also. Enjoy... Continue

Added by Emerson Edwards on September 26, 2009 at 5:06am — No Comments

Annie Hungry?

Why not FEAST ON GOOD!?

I’ve been all over the place, figuratively and literally; SF, LA, SF, Yosemite, Job Hunts, New Jobs, Family Stuff, Friends Stuff, Work Stuff, Life Stuff... anyone ever notice how demanding living can be? I moved. I now live in LA. I got a job. I’m now the marketing manager for an onl… Continue

Added by Annie on September 25, 2009 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

Nicole The REAL in Reality TV!

When I was browsing the web one day, I came across this website that talked a new reality TV show that was in the works. The program is called ImagineThis! and sounds like an amazing project that directly correlates with PLAY it Forward's Vision. The show would follow a group of travelers who are working on a sustainability project to better the lives of small communities all over the world. Unlike the crappy reality TV that people all around the world… Continue

Added by Nicole on September 25, 2009 at 12:04am — No Comments

Brooke International Contest for Innovation in ICT4D - Deadline OCT 30!

The International Contest for Innovation in ICT4D extends the deadline for the presentation of Innovative Ideas until the 30th October 2009 and extends the call to young talented-people from Asia. o The CTIC Foundation invites investigators and students from Latin America, Asia, and Africa to presen… Continue

Added by Brooke on September 24, 2009 at 10:52pm — No Comments

Brooke THE FEAST conference on social innovation - Get your tickets TODAY!! Only DAYS left!

The Feast Conference gathers the world's greatest innovators from across industries and society to empower, inspire and engage each other in creating world-shaking change. A creative look at the world's toughest problems,… Continue

Added by Brooke on September 24, 2009 at 3:54am — No Comments

Kevin Asuncion Using Social Media for Social Change: Follow Up to Feast On Good Twitter Chat

Two days ago, AllDayBuffet along with Netsquared co-hosted a Twitter chat on… Continue

Added by Kevin Asuncion on September 24, 2009 at 12:17am — No Comments

Geof Cox Social Enterprise Hotel in Armenia

I have been working for some years with an Armenian NGO and The International Centre for Responsible Tourism to initiate a social enterprise hotel development in Armenia. Key features of the project include: - Development of a new model social enterprise hotel franchise which is an international network/brand but within which each branch is responsive to local community development priorities - A 'total' social enterprise concept which embraces ethical, environmental and local development best p… Continue

Added by Geof Cox on September 16, 2009 at 4:14am — No Comments

david waweru cultural theatre

as a young person living in Kenya and having been brought up in an urban setting i was not fortunate enough to really get involved in cultural practices of my people.It is now that i have realised how important this is otherwise with globalism we stand a high risk of cultural loss. I invite you all with concepts on cultural entrepreneurship to network and see what needs to be done. By the way if you feel that you want to visit our country to get an insight on our culture we can as well share . Continue

Added by david waweru on September 12, 2009 at 11:31pm — No Comments

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