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MAY 9, 2011

Inspired by Kalyn Denny's new Meatless Monday column on BlogHer , I decided to cook five meatless meals for dinner last week. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

A green themed party where guests can plant seeds to take home and grow. I like this idea 'cause you are getting one gift for you, and one gift that helps others. Cross-posted from BlogHer. children party gift green donation The details are available at www.QuakerKidsDoingGood.com.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question comes from a friend who is helping a changemaker launch a new book. She asks (I'm paraphrasing): "How Do I Promote My Do-Good Book Online? Here are a handful of ideas: 1.

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MAY 23, 2008

Spare Change TED blog TED talks (video) TimeToShine Tri to End Homeless Up with Women (they've requested help with improving their blog) Vampituity What Gives? Pulse and Signal The Serendipity Factor SocialButterfly Social Media for Social Change So What Can I Do?

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MAY 14, 2008

It isn't difficult for me to care and want to help a cause, or an individual entrepreneur on Kiva , or a reader who emails me for advice. I don't want to spoil it for you by describing it, but let's just say that when someone is getting on my nerves, and I remember to think of it, it helps me. are about halfway done with the Challenge.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Thanks to wonderful organizations like Kiva , and the ONE Campaign , people are becoming more aware of the huge difference a small loan, or donation to an international organization can make to purchase a net to prevent malaria, or help a family start a business. VolunteerMatch is a free tool for finding a volunteer opportunity near you.

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JULY 2, 2008

Here are what some people wrote in the comments of the original post on Have Fun * Do Good and BlogHer that they were going to do : Green LA Girl said she would pack her own chopsticks. We'll help empower kids in upbeat, social/media forms of fun, to make a difference in communities online and off."

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OCTOBER 31, 2006

Marsha Wallace, the founder of Dining for Women , contacted me after reading some of the posts I had written about Dining for Women here and on BlogHer , and invited my husband and I to be Dining for Women's guest at the event. The Green Belt Movement was born. Dining for Women was one of the evening's sponsors.

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APRIL 24, 2007

It basically links consumers, you and me, to third-world families, and through more direct trade helps those families get a fair price for their coffee, their tea, their bananas, whatever it is they produce. Helping families keep their kids in school, helping them farm in a sustainable manner. Everyone goes to the store.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. It helped me write this post - " What Color is the Social Web? ". George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Last week, after the election, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone, asked What Will You Do To Change America? inspired by Julia Butterfly Hill's tree-sit, Off the Mat Into the World , founded by yoga teacher Seane Corn, and Green for All , founded by Van Jones. At the moment, The Engage Network includes three "sectors": What's Your Tree?

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JUNE 30, 2007

And also, because I've always been involved with nonprofits, which are about helping other people and trying to make the world a better place, and I've done a lot of career counseling, I'm always trying to give people advice and share information. How can we uplift people out of poverty with this new green boom and not leave some people out.

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