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Archive for the ‘Action’ Category
October 18th, 2011 - 12:38 pm § in Action, Environment
10 Billion People, We Can Feed Them
Wise words from Nature magazine, through the Daily Good… Within the next century, the world’s population will likely swell to 9 or 10 billion. And according to new research, we can feed them all if we make some radical changes in the way we grow our food. As the world’s populationÂ[...]
October 10th, 2011 - 9:55 am § in Action, Board Engagements
Bridges to Community
Bridges to Community is a non-profit community development organization. Our challenge is to create a world where basic needs are treated as human rights: shelter, nutrition, education, healthcare, and employment. We work to meet this goal by bringing groups of volunteers to live in materially poor [...]
10×10: Educate girls, Change the world
10×10 is a global movement for girls’ education – a film and social action campaign. People working together to change girls’ lives. Educating girls breaks the cycle of poverty and changes the world. Using a groundbreaking film telling the stories of ten amazing girls from ten[...]
January 10th, 2010 - 12:12 pm § in Educate Girls, Reading
Half the Sky
The single most inspirational book about the challenges of women and the opportunities that can be unlocked by addressing them. Read more at BookDragon[...]
May 19th, 2009 - 12:52 pm § in Government, Leadership
Transformational Government
Transformational Government As we look to the prospects of a new government shaping the future of our country and more importantly our roles as citizens of the planet, a few key learnings from the corporate world stand out as critical factors to consider: The practices of effective management have i[...]
October 22nd, 2008 - 5:51 am § in Action, Government
Election Speak
As we enter the final two weeks of the Presidential campaign, I find myself asking what is truly needed to push the ball over the finish line. And what is it that can make a huge difference. And it seems to me there are three main things that need to happen: 1) Supporters need to [...][...]
July 28th, 2008 - 9:16 pm § in Government
Vote…
I am supporting Obama in the upcoming election. But whomever you support, you should demand that they embrace your values. With trillions of dollars of debt, billions being spent on military activities, the worst education rating in our history, the highest rate of murder, rape and drug crimes in an[...]
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation is America’s largest conservation organization. We work with more than 4 million members, partners and supporters in communities across the country to protect and restore wildlife habitat, confront global warming and connect with nature. Gregor has been on [...]
Banker to the poor | Muhammad Yunus
No better book to show the power of enabling local action and ingenuity. Â Inspirational recount of Yunus’ creation of the Grameen Bank and Grameen Foundation. Through his 40 years of field work in microlending, Yunus clearly demonstrates the power of enabling people to help themselves rather [...]