by Ray Podder | Ecosystem, Impact, In Focus, SoCap
Amongst the many lessons we learn from the school of life is the realization that our present reality only appears to be complex or difficult because we have not yet found the idea to adequately explain what is actually happening. This is a humble attempt to explain...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn, SoCap
Good communications skills change hearts and minds, win over naysayers, convince financial backers and motivate colleagues. In the social sector’s unoriginal veneration of business plans and policy prescriptions, it is all too easy to forget that the five Cs of...
by Pierce Nahigyan | Clean Tech, Energy, SoCap, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
The Rockefellers, whose name was synonymous with oil in the 19th and 20th centuries, have announced that they will be selling their investments in fossil fuels and reinvesting in clean energy. On Monday, the heirs to the Rockefeller family announced that they will...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn
Change doesn’t happen because of good will. It happens when people of good will do tough things. When it comes to social action, it’s all too comfortable to think in grandiose terms and bold pronouncements. Words are nice, even necessary, but they are...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn
My favorite sentence in Peter Dreier’s 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century is “No struggle for justice succeeds without organization.” Seasoned social entrepreneurs and practiced change agents are constantly organizing. Most visibly, societal...
by Shana Rappaport | Clean Tech, Consumer Brands, Sustainability, Thought Leadership, Verge
Can millennials and social networking really lead us to a sustainable future? One startup is betting its business model on “yes.” eEcosphere aims to help users discover, adopt and share actionable ideas to build a more sustainable lifestyle — providing personally...