Automakers make cars and trucks, no surprises there. Some even make other interesting things, like Honda, which also builds motorcycles, lawn mowers, jets, robots and solar cells. But until now, we haven't heard of any car company that develops its own species of flowers. Thankfully, Toyota has reportedly stepped in to correct that oversight by creating two new derivatives of the… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 27, 2009 at 3:00am —
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Some things have no business being packed up and shipped at all, like software serial numbers. But until we learn to teleport fragile objects, we're going to have to protect them for the journey. This ambitious concept called… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 25, 2009 at 3:00am —
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TerraCycle makes affordable, eco-friendly products from a wide range of different non-recyclable waste materials. With over 50 products available at major retailers like Walmart, Target, The Home Depot, OfficeMax, Petco and Whole Foods Market, TerraCycle is one of the fastest growing eco-friendly manufacturers in the world.
The hope is to eliminate the idea of waste by finding innovative, unique uses for materials others deem garbage.
Check out the worlds most Eco-Fr… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 23, 2009 at 3:00am —
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Jin Hong, Sebastian Brauer, Ji In Sun, and Jackie Starker, four students at the University of the Arts in Philly, have come up with a line of "Wearable Shelter" clothing: "Three durable, watertight, and wind-resistant garments that are lightweight enough for everyday wear yet easily convertible into tents or sleeping bags that can brave the elements." Although the clothes, which are made from used sleeping bags, workout clothing and performance jackets, were designed for post-disaster scenarios,… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 20, 2009 at 3:00am —
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I-DEV designs and builds economically-viable, market-based businesses and industries at the base of the pyramid. We do this by aligning the interests of corporations and local communities to create bottom line value for both.… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 17, 2009 at 2:30am —
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The Bus Shelter is made from 3 old school buses, years: 62, 72 and 77. The seat is from one of Atlanta's decommissioned city buses.
Check out how they made it here: http://www.cfennell.org/pages/bs2.html
I recently came across this site and think it has great potential to connect all of us social entrepreneurs in a more efficient way than ever before. It's definitely worth checking out. Here's the info from the website:
UnLtdWorld connects you to the people, tools and information you need to change the world.UnLtdWorld is a platform for social entrepreneurs and the people t… Continue
Added by Brooke on November 13, 2009 at 1:30am —
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Do you have a social venture you're looking to get off the ground? Are you full of ideas, but just need the resources to help you realize them? If this sounds like you, then definitely check out The Unreasonable Institute.
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Added by Brooke on November 11, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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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 —
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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
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Anyone who has been paying attention to creative industries in China over the past few years will have noticed a significant boost in its prominence and influence. From… Continue
Added by Brooke on August 28, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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FREE EDUCATIONAL TELECONFERENCES & WEBINARS on SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SEA Teleconferences & Webinars offer SEA members the opportunity to learn from and interact with seasoned social enterprise practitioners and supporters. This is your chance to hear experts s… Continue
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Opportunity Green offers Two Full Days of Ground Breaking Panels, Case Studies and Hands-Ons Workshop Sessions showcasing successful sustainability strategies, emerging best practices, and leading edge product and service solutions.
Join today's brightest leaders and innovators at t… Continue
Added by Brooke on August 26, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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As far as I am concerned, the top blogger/information gatherer/analyst/changemaker on the net today has got to be Change.org blogger, Nathaniel Whittemore.
He wrote this post a while back, but I think it is still absolutely relevant today and we will all benefit from reading it.
Oliberté is the first to market premium urban-casual footwear made in Africa.
From their website:
Our logo represents a new voice in footwear and for Africa. During a revolt, when rebels finally gain their freedom, they take the country's most important symbol, the flag, an… Continue
Added by Brooke on August 21, 2009 at 2:27pm —
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Once again, the people at Social Edge have put together a fantastic quick and easy list of important things to know. You can see the original article here.
7 Tools For Running a Startup Social Enterprise
I've been meaning to write this for some time. A lot of people have been asking me… Continue
This Futureshifters website is supported by CHANGE FUSION through their Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) program. Change Fusion recently started a Twitter account where they Tweet about any kind of interesting information they come across in regards to social business development.
Please take a moment to FOLLOW CHANGE FUSION ON TWITTER… Continue
The Twestival history
In September 2008, a group of Twitterers based in London UK decided to organise an event where the local Twitter community could socialize offline; meet the faces behind the avatars, enjoy some entertainment, have a few drinks and tie this in with a food drive and fundraising effort for a local homeless charity.
The bulk of the even… Continue
Added by Brooke on July 22, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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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. The Feast is a cross-disciplinary series of programs addressing social innovation and new ways to make the world a… Continue
Added by Brooke on July 18, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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