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Attract the next generation of employees The Millennial and Gen Z generations will account for 72% of the world’s workforce by 2029, and these generations have been a driving force behind the push for ESG reporting and responsible business operations. These employees want to work for organizations they see as responsible.

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MARCH 9, 2009

According to this AP article , and this New York Times article, Van Jones will be a green jobs adviser for the Obama administration. Jones is the author of The Green Collar Economy and Founder of the Oakland-based, Green for All. He's an inspiring speaker: green jobs economy Van Jones Obama

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MAY 15, 2009

I listen to podcasts while I cook, garden, walk, commute, and travel. Although podcasts haven't reached the same popularity as blogs and online video, their audience is increasing. According to Podcasting News , a recent Edison Research report found that podcast audiences are up 22% since last year.

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JULY 13, 2009

In addition to these open discussions, the Chronicle has been conducting a series of recorded interviews. In the latest, Allison Fine interviews Joe Green, one of the creators of Facebook Causes, and Amy Eldridge, Executive Director of Love Without Boundaries. These podcasts are available at [link]. Tools Web 2.0

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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. podcast green environmental sustainable catering outdoor

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. It's been a been a busy few weeks!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

February 18, 2009 was the 3rd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast ! A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program, and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. I've listed all of the interviews below with links to the audio and the transcripts. podcast visionary nonprofit activist social change

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I'm helping Green for All get the word out about Van Jones ' new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Two of Our Biggest Problems. In order for The Green Collar Economy to have the biggest impact, the best time for folks to buy the book is now , or any time before the Tuesday, October 7th on-sale date.

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JULY 30, 2009

I posted a new interview last week on the Big Vision Podcast with David Cohn , the Founder of Spot.Us , a nonprofit pioneering community funded reporting. I'll post the transcript soon for those of you who like to read interviews rather than listen to them. Submit your questions to the Be Bold Podcast!

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MAY 27, 2007

Over the past month, many of you have posted comments or sent me emails about my interview with Van Jones, the President and Co-founder of Oakland's Ella Baker Center , that I posted here, and on the Big Vision Podcast. I just finished listening to your podcast interview of Van Jones. Van Jones green economy

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DECEMBER 12, 2006

You can listen to my interview with Ingrid on the Big Vision Podcast , or read a transcript here. Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? But literally they're green because it's a garden on a roof. Britt: What are some of the benefits of a green roof?

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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. Sometimes I'll be eating, and I'll ask, "Are there organic greens?"

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MARCH 1, 2007

February 18th was the Big Vision Podcast's One Year Anniversary. Listen Read activist activism podcast interview. Tags: podcast activism activist interview. I have just loved talking with all 19 of these amazing people about their activism, what path brought them to their work, and their advice for others.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Although I've been a sponsor of a "sister" for the past two years, and am familiar with the organization's work, to prepare for the interview I read her riveting memoir, Between Two Worlds. You can read a transcript of my interview with Zainab Salbi here. You can read a transcript of my interview with Lisa Witter here.

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of the places I go for inspiration during my day is to the books , blog , podcast, and Twitter feed of Kimberly Wilson. Below is an edited transcript of my November 3rd interview with Kimberly for the Big Vision Podcast. I always have a nice cup of green tea first thing in the morning. I love tea. Absolutely.

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JUNE 29, 2010

." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below. My dad is the co-founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'm deeply saddened by the resignation of Van Jones from his position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council for Environmental Quality. So, for inspiration I encourage you to listen to an interview I did with Van in April 2007 for the Big Vision Podcast online, or on iTunes.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. 77 ways to build community in your neighborhood from Our Blocks.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Remember September 11th: Be of Service Tuesday's Children: WE Volunteer Charity of the Month And 1 new post up on the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship blog (GCCE) : How Independent Bookstores Are Using Twitter The 15th episode of Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast: Create a Career with Impact is up (I'm the show's host).

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

and Kimberly Wilson interviewed me for the Tranquility du Jour Podcast (thanks, Kimberly!). LINK LOVE *GREAT* article: Nicholas Kristof's Advice for Saving the World Top Ten Ideas to Slow Down this Holiday Season Green Career Webinar December 17th (only $5!) November was a good month for press.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Host a podcast that features interviews with people who have big visions for a better world. Next week I'll begin hosting a series of guest posts from some of the bloggers listed in, Have Fun, Do Good Blogroll: 65+ Nonprofit, Technology, Creativity, Food, Green and Pals' Blogs. Adopt another pet.

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MAY 4, 2007

Britt Bravo has been selected by East Bay Area free weekly in their annual "best of" issue and while the readers' choice for best blog was the Daily Kos , the Editors of the East Bay Express selected Britt Bravo's blogs and podcasts for best of the East Bay.

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AUGUST 9, 2007

I told the conference co-founders, a husband and wife literary agent team, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen , that I'd help to spread the word about the conference so I interviewed Elizabeth for the Big Vision Podcast. I mean, San Francisco is now a green city, and that's right from the heart of Mayor Newsom.

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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. We also had our first crumpets, which were freakalicious. Our second tea tasting stop was the Numi Tea Garden in Oakland. Happy stacationing!

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MARCH 9, 2007

Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. Additionally, there has been a lot of rhetoric on the part of the automakers regarding the greenness of their operations, when in fact what we are seeing is a lot of green-washing.

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MAY 21, 2006

They were brought together by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Reclaim the Future program to talk about how to make Oakland a model city that uses the growing green economy to lift its low-income residents out of poverty. are going to make Oakland the new Silicon Valley for green capital."

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JULY 2, 2008

Interviewed Janessa Goldbeck of the Genocide Intervention Network. Interview more activists/visionaries of color for the Big Vision Podcast. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. I would like to do 3 interviews with activists/visionaries of color who are having fun and doing good.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Basically, a couple months before your book's release you contact bloggers, podcasters and vloggers whose audiences are a good fit for your book and ask them if they would like to interview you, review your book, have you guest post, or host an interactive event with you using a service like Gabbly.

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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. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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JANUARY 24, 2007

Reem Rahim is the Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of the Oakland-based green business Numi Tea. Obviously, I'm a big fan (: Below is a transcript from my interview with Reem from the Big Vision Podcast. tea fair trade green business She is also the creator of the beautiful cover art on the tea's boxes.

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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. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade?

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MAY 31, 2010

I talked with Anna about her new book via Skype for the Big Vision Podcast earlier in the month. You can listen to our conversation on the player below, or on iTunes , as well as read an edited transcript of the interview. I'm always interested in asking the folks who I interview, "How are you having fun and doing good?"

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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. Britt Bravo: What is coworking, and how can you make it green?

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MARCH 11, 2009

You can listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast : Or read the edited transcript below. It was very simple, nutrient-dense, leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh fruit from the trees in their front yards, and nuts from the trees in their yard and the neighbors' yards. Why did you decide to write a vegan cookbook?

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Below is the edited transcript from my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jennifer Lee from January 22, 2009. Related blogs Jennifer Lee's Life Unfolds Green Career Central Commongood Careers Cross-posted from BlogHer.com. Jennifer Lee career nonprofit activist entrepreneur advice green coaching

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

, 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. On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Off the Mat, and Green For All.

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