Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

She is also co-host of the radio show, The Queens of Green on Green 960 , which you can also be downloaded as a podcast. I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

Live-streamed footage also has a chance of showing aspects of a company that viewers don’t normally get to see. As an event company, you won’t need to record the content, market it, or schedule any release date. Live-streamed events are great for product unveils, interviews, and showcasing behind-the-scenes looks at your brand.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

In our quest we have interviewed, and continue to interview, top brands engaged in social media for social good. Aligning with a cause is a great way for a for-profit company to both raise its profile while doing something good for society at large. Nonprofits need to consider, should we partner with companies?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 13, 2006

I've got some fun interviews lined up this month and should have a podcast up every other week for the foreseeable future. This week's podcast is an interview with the founders of Back to Earth , Eric Fenster and Ari Derfel. Back to Earth is an organic catering and outdoor adventure company, and yes, they did cater our wedding.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Below is an edited transcript of my November 3rd interview with Kimberly for the Big Vision Podcast. The theme of all of your different enterprises: your clothing company, your books, your blog, your podcasts, and your yoga studios, is "tranquility." I always have a nice cup of green tea first thing in the morning. I love tea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

JD countered in a comment suggesting that a CSR effort that goes to a company's core mission is more genuine than a tack-on cause marketing campaign that serves as a one-off publicity stunt. This isn't green washing - its a legitimate way to advance multiple interests. And of course they tie their community efforts to their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

By day I'm a principal at Green Machine PR , a marketing and public relations firm that specializes in high tech and green tech. . - an amazing woman (and mother of two) who works in the nonprofit technology space - for all her work managing the project and making it a huge success. Tell me a little about you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Humberto Kam, Senior Manager of Online Communications for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, was kind enough sit down for an interview recently. We also work with food service companies, retailers and wholesalers, chefs and restaurateurs to encourage them to make the switch to sustainable seafood. Tell me about Seafood Watch.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. This was an initiative that began in the city of Austin, Texas with the municipally owned utility company, Austin Energy. They recognize that green is very vogue right now. What is the argument against plug-in hybrids?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

MWC generally also has a strong showing of green technology, and this year's show was no exception. Internet.org has teamed up with mobile hardware and software companies to cut the cost of Internet services on mobile phones in the developing world. Andersson outlined the accessibility features in Android Ice Cream 5.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2011

This piece is part of an occasional series we do at GreenTech to profile leaders in the Green IT field. publication, Green IT For Dummies. There are now many general books on green IT, but Green IT For Dummies remains one of the most readable and practical introductions to the field for people in small and medium sized offices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. grist.org also asks about whether a story has inspired them to pursue an issue by contacting a company or local official. What do you measure?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2007

Through Big Vision , she broadcasts interviews with many of the East Bay's most successful activists for social change. The name of another of Bravo's blogs, "Have Fun * Do Good," may be her daily mantra, but "big vision" is an equally apt tagline ???

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Regular readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners might remember that I interviewed Numi Tea Co-Founder, Reem Rahim, for the Big Vision Podcast in January 2007. Numi Tea is an environmentally and socially responsible tea company based in Oakland (but you can buy their tea nationally). The hubs had a super yummy darjeeling tea.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

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. Companies participate and get to use the Fair Trade Certified label when they open their books and demonstrate that they bought direct from the farmers and paid a fair price.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. They are saying that you need to measure value and that it value doesn't necessarily translate into dollars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2009

I interviewed Joitske about her work way back in 2006. Green-print thinking. For a couple of reasons: IT departments want to protect the security of the company's system, Boards fear that will not be able to contain openness and transparency once people are encouraged to write blogs, collaborate on wikis, etc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2007

Reem Rahim is the Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of the Oakland-based green business Numi Tea. Now they are the #9 brand in the natural food industry out of about 225 tea companies. Reem talks about how the company balances the triple bottom line of profits, people and planet. tea fair trade green business

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

Cheryl Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green , a nonprofit that provides seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs, talked about how providing capital for social innovation can: Provide incentive for individual and collective engagement around social problems. Developing social innovation leaders. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

It is looking for people in nonprofits and libraries that have servers and who would be willing to do a short interview with Drew Bennett of NRDC sometime in May to tell your story. Strategies like server virtualization allow companies to decrease their energy footprint and increase their productivity through improved performance.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2009

Taking the reins as blogger-in-chief of Care2’s "Frogloop" website ( www.frogloop.com ) for nonprofit professionals is Allyson Kapin, founder and principal of consulting firm Rad Campaign and a blog columnist for Fast Company Magazine. Both Allyson and Stephen are available for press interviews. About Care2.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Their clients include companies like Blue Bottle Coffee , Numi Organic Tea , Premier Organics , and Revolution Foods. Below is an edited transcript of my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jose in late August. We don't seek out socially responsible companies. We look at companies that are doing good. I'm going to be green.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

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. I co-run a company called Citizen Agency with my partner Tara Hunt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. Michael Stein has an interview with Jonathan Coleman about his success building a donor base on Facebook. Christine Herron suggests the Electric Company. More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Make it relevant to your company or products. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010 How To Write Your Companys Core Values Walk into any Whole Foods grocery store and youll see that companys core values proudly presented on a large sign. The values clearly set the companys culture. As Whole Foods explains, their core values are the "soul" of its company.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2014

"Great individuals, like great companies, find a way to transform weakness into strength," explains Holiday. After dropping out of college at 19, he apprenticed under Robert Green e, author of The 48 Laws of Power. Do you expect this book to be as controversial as Greene''s The 48 Laws of Power and Mastery ?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Donor databases like Little Green Light , Bloomerang , and Kindful do so much more than just track donations. So, think about running your life like you’d run a company. The more you systematize things, the less time it takes to get tasks done. That’s important when you’re a team of one. Make sure you get enough sleep.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Guest Post Written By: Victoria Greene. Before and after shots aren’t just for weight loss companies and hairdressers. Their aim is to expose the lies told by big tobacco companies in order to get fewer people smoking. Guest Post: Victoria Greene is a branding consultant and freelance writer. What We Can Learn.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave As a leader, its imperative you understand the real reasons employees leave your company. To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

“An added benefit of conducting employee satisfaction research is that, in doing so, a company lets their employees know they are important, their opinions and suggestions matter, and there is a sincere desire to make the company an enjoyable place to work,&# reports Polaris. .&#

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011.

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