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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad. ” His story was of about the speed and influence of modern connections. There was a wonderful interview with Jane McGonigal and Kelly McGonigal about their work.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

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Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade? You can read a transcript of the podcast below. Some people think that all of Starbuck's coffee is Fair Trade.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast. For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. We have a woman in Africa who is helping to convene women for the World Social Forum.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa. Wangari Maathai. Queen Anna Nzinga.

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Small Groups Can Change the World: An Interview with Marianne Manilov of The Engage Network

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On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Below is an edited transcript of an interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. O n the site, you have different influences for this organization. He was a very big influence.

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Green Coworking: An Interview with Chris Messina and Ivan Storck of Citizen Space

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I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. The people of the space really do have a lot of influence and can add a lot of benefit.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

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What we heard was that our colleagues in Africa really needed support around water. In Africa, we're running capacity-building trainings, and supporting women in launching sustainable businesses, and viable projects, to bring clean water to their communities. Women's Earth Alliance launched a Women and Water Initiative.