In a recent post I spotlighted how the Covid Pandemic led to a number of trends accelerating and converging in remote work, eLearning and off-the-grid digital nomad lifestyle. I am a proponent of online course creation (fulltime or parttime) as a new business pursuit that changes both one’s lifestyle and financial circumstances. The possibilities for who can choose …
Pillars Fund was founded in 2010 with a mission of amplifying the leadership, narratives, and talents of Muslims in the United States in order to advance opportunity and justice for all. The organizational vision is of a society where Muslims have access to every opportunity, are free to fully embody all of their identities, and …
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Room to Read believes that world change starts with children’s education. According to CEO Geetha Murali, “We are not giving up on educating the world’s most vulnerable children.” And Room to Read’s commitment to this mission is demonstrated by their accomplishments. · Globally 32 million children have benefited from their literacy programs · 36 million books have …
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The Hidden Genius Project, founded in Oakland, California in 2012 is changing the paradigm of high black male unemployment coexisting in a job market with a plethora of available high paying, high tech jobs. The founders, five black male entrepreneurs and technologists, made this their mission. And in the years since the organization’s founding the …
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The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) helps communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. Public interest lawyers from 10 countries launched the Environmental Law Alliance (ELaw) in 1991 These lawyers were working together at a public interest law conference at the University of Oregon School of Law. They realized that …
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Better Basics Birmingham Alabama – In 2019-2020, Better Basics served 21,987 students in 35 Central Alabama schools. And, for 2021 – 2022 the organization had 757 volunteers, served 22,000 children and gave away 70,000 books. According to the organization 16% of Alabamians are illiterate, 79% of the state’s kindergartners enter school not knowing all the letters …
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A social enterprise is a cause-driven business that sells products or services. The entity’s goal is to maximize profits while improving a set of social objectives and serving the common good. For Seattle-based social enterprise The Pastry Project their intent is to address barriers to education and employment in the world of baking. Founded in 2019 …
The importance of ethics in social media marketing is a conversation swirling around all of us whether you are aware of it or not. Layering social media marketing platforms on top of traditional marketing distribution channels means as marketers we are “changing the tire while driving at 90 miles an hour.” It also means we …
According to Bloomberg Green, roughly 2 billion people live in countries plagued by water problems, and almost two-thirds of the world could face water shortages in just four years. In the spirit and nature of commercialism and profit-making CME Group Inc sees dollars signs and a chance to make money by selling, the first of …
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