Nature’s Entrepreneurs

As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the challenges when talking about sustainability is wondering how you (or I) could possibly do anything to help the dire situation our planet is facing.
One of the most exciting parts of my Global Sustainability class from last week was the discussion of how entrepreneurs and innovators [...]

It’s Too Late to Be a Pessimist

This week I jumped into the 2nd year of my MBA with a weeklong, intensive course called ”Global Sustainability”. A relatively new offering at Boston University, the course promised to cover a broad spectrum of ideas and questions relating to sustainability:
“Global Sustainability” explores the underpinnings of today’s global sustainability challenges and how entrepreneurial thinking can be [...]

Diary of an Intern: My Summer in Corporate Giving

It’s amazing to say it, but last week I finished up my corporate philanthropy internship at ABC. The summer just flew by! In all, it was a really terrific experience that challenged me to think creatively and strategically about how to educate employees about our corporate giving program and how they can get involved. More than [...]

The Changebase Listed As a 3BLMedia Blog

I’m thrilled to announce that last week I was added to 3BL Media’s  list of featured CSR and sustainability bloggers. I’m honored to be included in such a distinguished group of CSR professionals – including Mallen Baker, Fabian Pattberg, Joel Makower, and Sean Stannard-Stockton. It’s also terrific to see that The Changebase is making a few waves [...]

A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action Please

This time around I want to share some thoughts and ideas that came up for me this week about CSR and the conversations we have about it (and as a preview, if you keep reading, you’ll get to hear what Elvis Presley thinks of sustainability).
The other day I had the chance to sit in on [...]

Open. Big. Fast. Connected. Long.

I was lucky to come across this TED talk by Katherine Fulton, President of Monitor in Cambridge, MA and I just felt the need to share it.
“You Are the Future of Philanthropy” is a compelling, articulate discussion of 5 emerging trends that Ms. Fulton has witnessed in philanthropy today:

Mass Collaboration
Online Philanthropy Marketplaces
Aggregated Giving
Innovation Competitions
Social Investing

She [...]