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Category Archives: Social Change
12 sites for mindful holiday gifts
The holiday season is known for spending money. Often on gifts that end up being not wanted. To make your choice this year a bit easier, I would like to point out a few sites for gifts that are: original … Continue reading
What a hike through the woods can teach us about life
The other day I went for a hike through the woods behind my house. I am lucky to live in a spectacular place that has a great variety of landscapes. Especially the rock and cliff formations are stunning. Below are … Continue reading
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Why you should go hug a tree!
Although people are part of nature: On average, members of contemporary society spend over 95% of their time indoors, separated from nature. How we think and feel shapes our destiny. During our lifetime, on average, over 99% of our sensing, … Continue reading
The power of partnerships in social innovation
We’ve heard the sayings, “two heads are better than one” and “it takes a community to raise a child”. These speak to our inherent belief in the power of partnerships. “The urge to form partnerships, to link up in collaborated … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Corporate, Social Change Tagged Employee Volunteering Program, shared value, social innovation partnerhip, volunteering, win-win Leave a comment
Why doing good is great for business
Many of us intuitively know it – when a company contributes to the community, it is great for business. So it makes sense that we’re seeing more businesses, large and small, making formal commitments to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). One … Continue reading
Posted in Better life, Corporate, Social Change Tagged community, doing good, Employee Volunteering Program, EVP, helper's high Leave a comment
What dent do you make in your community?
The other day I had a very nice lunch with two very nice, active and activist women. As usual on such a lunch, there is too little time and too many ideas. We really want to: bring the corporate world … Continue reading
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Are you changing for the right reasons?
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude – Oprah Winfrey Change is the buzzword everywhere at the moment. A Greek philosopher is known to have said that ‘Change … Continue reading
A little validation can change the world
This year, Oprah Winfrey had her final show. During her farewell speech she talked about one thing I believe all human beings have in common: “I’ve talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing … Continue reading
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How an Indian summer can make you more creative.
We’ve had some amazing Indian summer weather lately. That plus the lush colors of autumn make a great scenery for some creative actions. It’s cold in the morning but warm in the afternoon. You have to be a creative dresser … Continue reading
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