Can the world’s richest man feed the planet?

Interesting article on Bill Gates: “Three-quarters of the world’s poorest people get their food and income by farming small plots of land,” Gates said. “So if we can make smallholder farming more productive and more profitable, we can have a massive impact on hunger and nutrition and poverty.” That’s exactly what the first Green Revolution… Continue reading Can the world’s richest man feed the planet?

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GOOD, an integrated media platform for people who “want to live well and do good”

GOOD makes some waves by raising a round of venture capital.  Here’s the details from TechCrunch: GOOD, an integrated media platform for people who “want to live well and do good”, has announced that it has recently closed a Series A round of funding led by its co-founder and CEO Ben Goldhirsh and a number… Continue reading GOOD, an integrated media platform for people who “want to live well and do good”

Bioneers 2009 Conference

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Bioneers Conference. This leading-edge forum on environment and social justice issues focuses on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. Our goal is to turn education into action by connecting people with nature and each other. At this critical time in history we are asking for you to collaboratively… Continue reading Bioneers 2009 Conference

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Application process for the 2010-2011 Class of Acumen Fund Fellows is now open!

The application process for the 2010-2011 Class of Acumen Fund Fellows is now open! If you know exceptional individuals who should be part of our 2010-2011 class, we hope you will encourage them to apply. Please forward this email liberally throughout your networks so that we reach the strongest and most diverse candidate pool. Applications… Continue reading Application process for the 2010-2011 Class of Acumen Fund Fellows is now open!

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Congrats to Patrick Corvington on White House Nod!

Here’s the news via echoing green: Echoing Green would like to congratulate board member, Patrick Corvington, who, today, who was nominated by President Obama to the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Corporation for National and Community Service. For those of us in the world of social innovation, who have worked closely with Patrick… Continue reading Congrats to Patrick Corvington on White House Nod!

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