Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2008

I was in a very dark period in my life dealing with a chronic illness (multiple sclerosis) as well as a major move from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It sounds like she might want to create a book out of it. One of my spiritual teachers, Mbali Creazzo, suggested that I try to give away 29 things in 29 days.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

At Nourish LA, we focus on the astounding amount of perfectly good food that gets thrown away every week, and we redirect it to our hungry Los Angeles communities. With worldwide media, it’s tempting to think of action only on a global scale, but I’m a firm believer in the power of local action (including local partnerships).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Cami Walker, Founder, 29 Day Giving Challenge The 29 Day Giving Challenge is a global giving movement where participants give away one thing each day for 29 days. In the interview, Cami mentions that she is writing a book about the 29 Day Giving Challenge. We practice gratitude. We feel like our lives are full no matter what we have."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

She joined Benetech so she could learn more about Bookshare and how it is making books and periodicals more accessible to people with print disabilities. For the past five years he worked customizing and integrating a single set of software systems that Benetech could use globally. His specialty: user testing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

I think those have been the experiences, both inside and then outside the country, that have really inspired me to know that the work that I am doing here, in San Francisco, is connected to a global movement that is, I think some day, going to achieve justice. It's now available on AK Press; you can get it at akpress.org, or on Amazon.com.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 27, 2020

What your organization does: Provides educational & support services to people with breast health issues in Los Angeles County. She has written a book on storytelling for nonprofits that explores the layers to effective storytelling over social media. . Current Position: President and CEO . Organization: Blaine Group Inc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. This all started with one guy in Los Angeles thinking, "I have to do something.". this past Sunday was the Global Day for Darfur. JG: Absolutely. They wouldn't know if U.S.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

The following is an excerpt from Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism (2021) by Phil Jones, reprinted with permission from Verso Books. A global ‘servant economy’ beckons, writes Jason E. ã 2021 Verso Books. A drone hovers hornet-like above Sa?o o Paulo’s colossal favela Paraiso?polis.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Amazon, born in 1995 as an online bookstore, grew by the 2000s to become the largest global e-commerce platform company in existence. Globally, the number of platform companies rose five times between 2010 and 2021; 2 and, as of 2022, about 20 percent of all market commerce in the United States is now conducted online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

Note from Beth: It’s vacation week for me, not publishing much this week or next accept for guest posts and a few book reviews or if I find inspiration. From the global to the local, here are #10Ways geolocation is a positive force for good. From the global to the local, here are #10Ways geolocation is a positive force for good.

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