Recently I came across the story of Colin Beavan, a blogger also known as No Impact Man. For one year, Colin and his family committed themselves to living a “no impact” lifestyle, taking incredible steps to reduce their environmental footprint. In Colin’s own words:
No Impact Man is my experiment with researching, developing and adopting a [...]

In an effort to make the content on The Changebase as user-friendly and understandable as possible, I’ve launched a new feature called “The Basics“.
Sometimes I get so caught up in the technical aspects of CSR, sustainability and other change initiatives that I lose sight of the fact that not everyone spends as much time learning [...]

Last winter, my husband Dan and I noticed we were beginning to struggle in our quest for fresh, local food. As a Californian learning to endure my first Boston winter, I wanted more variety in our produce. At the same time Dan, a culinary school student, was learning more and more about the role of [...]

Hi Readers,
As you know, one of my goals for The Changebase is to open this forum up for you to tell your own story. After all, you’re interested in creating change and making a difference in your community – which, by default, means you have your own tales to tell.
With that in mind I’m thrilled [...]

Recently I had the chance to attend the Island Creek Oyster Festival in Duxbury, MA. While being a fan of oysters is reason enough to go, this time around I was lucky enough to score a VIP/backstage pass through my husband Dan, a budding chef (and blogger!) who was helping out the nice folks from [...]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to provide a quick update to my post from a couple months ago about Mashable’s campaign, Summer of Social Good.
It sounds like the campaign, raising money for World Wildlife Fund, Oxfam America, The Humane Society and Livestrong, was a big success – raising over $33,000 in just a few months. I’ve been [...]