I love seeing programs like this. In conjunction with The National Arbor Day Foundation, Citi will plant a tree on your behalf if you enroll in paperless statements. Here’s the text from the message: Enroll in Paperless Statements today, and Citi will plant a tree on your behalf. Maybe you recycle. Maybe you drive a… Continue reading Citi Will Plant A Tree On Your Behalf If You Go Paperless
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American Public Media’s Public Radio Business Show Is Looking For Stories About Social Entrepreneurship
American Public Media’s public radio business show Marketplace (www.marketplace.org) reports on entrepreneurs and the issues they face. American Public Media is also doing a new kind of journalism that involves reaching out to communities of people with knowledge, expertise and experience on a topic. To support Marketplace’s entrepreneurship coverage, APM is building a Public Insight… Continue reading American Public Media’s Public Radio Business Show Is Looking For Stories About Social Entrepreneurship
Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
Zerofootprint is a non-profit that “combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce their environmental footprint.” Zerofootprint sells carbon offsets and also raises awareness about Global Warming by leveraging technology. They offer widgets, white-label web solutions,… Continue reading Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
Google Earth Used To Raise Environmental Awareness
Mary Ann Hitt, executive director of nonprofit Appalachian Voices, said a collective of grassroots organizations is using 3D maps in Google Earth to show how millions of acres of Appalachian Mountains across four states have been destroyed by mining companies. Link to article.
Internship: Win Photo Challenge to Participate in an All-Expense-Paid Earthwatch Expedition
Experience Offers Students and Graduates Exclusive Experience for Life Environmental Expedition with Earthwatch College Students and Grads Invited to Enter Photo Challenge by September 7 to Participate in an All-Expense-Paid Earthwatch Expedition BOSTON, MASS, June 6, 2007 – Recent Experience survey results conclude, today’s college students believe making a difference in the world is more… Continue reading Internship: Win Photo Challenge to Participate in an All-Expense-Paid Earthwatch Expedition
Jobs: Trickle Up, Director of Development
About Trickle Up Trickle Up (www.trickleup.org) is a 28-year-old nonprofit global microenterprise development organization working in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. We provide opportunities for the very poorest people to improve their living standards by developing microenterprises via a combination of seed capital grants, training and support services. We work with a… Continue reading Jobs: Trickle Up, Director of Development
Jobs: New York Cares, Corporate Service Manager
About New York Cares Founded in 1987, New York Cares enables 33,000 New Yorkers each year to serve on hands-on volunteer projects benefiting schools, social service agencies, homeless shelters, and other deserving organizations. For more information about New York Cares, visit www.nycares.org. New York Cares has been designated by The Princeton Review, for the second… Continue reading Jobs: New York Cares, Corporate Service Manager
ShopGreen- A Shopping Guide For Eco-Friendly Products
PriceGrabber.com has launched ShopGreen, a shopping engine that highlights products that “promote a smart, sustainable approach to environmental living”. Products range from “organic t-shirts to Energy Star-compliant PCs”. ShopGreen donates 5% of all profits to charities that promote environmental conservation. Each month, ShopGreen posts a new selection of green charities. Shoppers can vote for a… Continue reading ShopGreen- A Shopping Guide For Eco-Friendly Products
Microsoft Uses Philanthropy, Web 2.0 for Non Profits, Africa and Private Aid, Millennium Village
Causes and college campuses go hand-in-hand, which made it a natural venue for Microsoft’s “i’m Making a Difference” campaign, where users of Windows Live Messenger can select one of nine charitable organizations to give a share of ad revenues. Link. What should a savvy non-profit organization do to succeed in the Web 2.0 era? Link.… Continue reading Microsoft Uses Philanthropy, Web 2.0 for Non Profits, Africa and Private Aid, Millennium Village
A Review of Socially Responsible Corporations By Motley Fool
Can big business walk the talk and effectively integrate sustainable approaches into profitable corporate strategy? The “Making Money, Making a Difference” series of articles on The Motley Fool suggests that US firms are successfully adjusting their thinking. via PSD Blog. The series is written by Fool contributor Jeremy MacNealy, who is writing an ethics and… Continue reading A Review of Socially Responsible Corporations By Motley Fool