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Public Administration and the Impact Economy

Public Administration
January 30th, 2012

In America today and around the world there is an increased reliance upon innovation to kick-start the economy and address social needs. Enter the ‘impact economy’ and the revitalized public administrator to take center stage in social innovation.

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Connecting Across Religious Divides: Program Update from Sri Lanka

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Yobo Member
January 25th, 2012

I recently returned from two weeks in the Sri Lankan city of Trincomalee, where we had earlier launched our year-long reconciliation program with a series of workshops within Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Hindu religious communities.

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Info Session on NEW Science and Sustainability Expo in Greenfield

Greening Greenfield Yobo Member
January 23rd, 2012

Editor’s Note: From time to time we feature a particular event like this one in Greenfield, MA, USA Jan. 26, 4:00 – 5:30pm for 4th to 12th Grade Educators GREENFIELD, MA – This spring there will be a NEW Western MA Science and Sustainability Expo in Greenfield offering opportunities for 4th- 12th grade youth and [...]

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Empowering for the Future

AFSC Yobo Member
January 19th, 2012

Our future is only as strong as the young people we have invested in as a community. Miafere “Mia” Jones is a young woman doing just that in Baltimore City, not just investing in our youth, but also offering herself as a resource to those in need of guidance.

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Computing for Sustainability

Computing for Sustainability
January 18th, 2012

How to convey the essence of sustainability in a few sketched lines? I’m wading through the net and my bookshelves to find examples of the genre.

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Advice to Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs

Echoing Green Yobo Member
January 26th, 2012

How do I know if a business is the right way to make the difference to the area I want to explore? I’d say let it grow organically.

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Grassroots Peace Photojournalism Helps Young People Find their Voices

Yobo Yobo Staff
January 24th, 2012

We have all been told that a picture is worth a thousand words, but graduates of Peace In Focus’ Grassroots Peace Photojournalism program know that some pictures are worth much more than that.

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The Challenge of Meditating with Wolves

Earthfire Institute Yobo Member
January 20th, 2012

Sometimes when people call us in the morning they comment we seem rushed. This is our current early morning schedule, which starts about 7 am – we are at the moment a two-wolf two-dog cabin.

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Why Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold

Equal Exchange Yobo Member
January 19th, 2012

This article exemplifies the difference between Authentic Fair Trade and a corporate-centered imitation of Fair Trade. The former focuses on small farmer co-operatives and a belief that Fair Trade’s mission is to support the development model of organized farmers.

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Reaching New Heights in Sustainable Employee Engagement

Taiga Company Yobo Member
January 17th, 2012

“Often, sustainability programs are seen as a bolt-on solution aimed to achieve specific marketing, operational or mitigation results. Along with their programs, sustainability professionals can struggle with an undefined sense of organizational belonging. Sustainability professionals may find that the necessary resources to build an integrated and successful enterprise sustainability program already exist at their company [...]

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