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Social Capitalists, Unite!

Wed May 4, 2005 at 11:17 AM

Are you a social capitalist? We're looking for the best not-for-profit social entrepreneuring organizations in the U.S. to participate in this year's Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards. Winners get recognition in ...READ»

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Celebrating Social Capitalism

BY Heath RowThu Jan 13, 2005 at 12:46 PM

In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially proclaimed today as "Social Capitalist Day" in honor of the 25 groundbreaking nonprofits gracing the January issue of Fast Company. The honorees of the Social Capitalist Awards are ...READ»

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Juan More Time

Thu Dec 2, 2004 at 5:59 PM

Remember Juan Valdez, the donkey-toting cafetero (that's coffee farmer to the uninitiated) and official representative of the Columbian Coffee Federation? Well, the famed fictitious character, created in 1959, has finally returned. ...READ»

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eBay and Social Change

BY Heath RowTue Sep 14, 2004 at 4:38 PM

The Omidyar Network was founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife to help "more people discover their own power to make good things happen." For the most part, the online workspace for the network -- once closed but now ...READ»

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A Message for the Homeless

BY Danielle SacksFri Sep 10, 2004 at 5:32 PM

When you live in a five-sense city like New York, you inevitably grow immune to certain things: the pungent sidewalk smells on the sweatiest of summer days; sirens screaming outside your window every hour of the night; cattle calls ...READ»

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Fast Company, Non-Profit Style

Fri Aug 13, 2004 at 4:41 PM

Peter Rees's piece on corporatizing nonprofits reminds me of one of the best run, and most agile corporations I have ever come into contact with - Opportunity Enterprises (OE). OE is a not-for-profit social service organization, ...READ»

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Please Sir ... May I Have Some More?

BY Peter ReesThu Aug 12, 2004 at 1:11 PM

I don't know about you ... but food is on my mind. Well, to be exact, food systems in Vancouver and the opportunity to nurture a social enterprise. Greater Vancouver recently experienced a lack of eggs - a result of avian flu ...READ»

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The Live Strong Phenom

Wed Aug 11, 2004 at 6:49 PM

By now you've probably seen more than your fair share of yellow rubbery Live Strong bracelets adorning the wrists of everyone from neighbors to presidential candidates. As you probably know, they're $1 totems being sold in a joint ...READ»

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(Social) Capital Ideas

BY Heath RowThu Apr 22, 2004 at 5:39 PM

The winners of this year's Global Social Venture Competition, a contest run by the Haas School of Business, Columbia Business School, and London Business School, were announced last week. Studying more than 125 entries by MBA ...READ»

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On Social Capitalism IV

BY Heath RowFri Dec 19, 2003 at 4:32 PM

A Company of Friends member in Portland, Oregon, recently emailed members about a new online community for people interested -- and involved -- in social entrepreneurship. The Skoll Foundation's Social Edge is a free service offering ...READ»

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On Social Capitalism III

BY Heath RowWed Dec 17, 2003 at 2:43 PM

To accompany the January 2004 article on the state of social capitalism, the Fast Company team has developed a special resource center that expands on the package in the magazine. Visit the resource center for expanded profiles of ...READ»

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On Social Capitalism II

BY Heath RowWed Nov 26, 2003 at 3:15 PM

FC Now reader Jaki Scarcello's comment on the recent entry about integrating corporate responsibility into day-to-day operations is worth a read. In fact, Scarcello proposes a two-question filter leaders can use when making ...READ»

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On Social Capitalism

BY Heath RowThu Nov 20, 2003 at 2:45 PM

In the new edition of Pegasus Communications' newsletter, Leverage Points, Kali Saposnick interviews Steven Rochlin, director of research and policy development at the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, about ...READ»

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Recycling for Charity

Wed Sep 3, 2003 at 1:24 PM

ReCellular Inc. is an interesting Michigan-based company that says it has collected, refurbished and resold or recycled 1.5 million wireless handsets in 2002. Good idea. The company also supports WirelessRecycling.com, which allows ...READ»

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Positive Paper Chase

BY Heath RowThu Aug 7, 2003 at 1:13 PM

The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College has announced the winner of its 2003 Best MBA Paper contest. Jessica Brinkman from the University of Michigan Business School was recognized for her paper "Does Corporate ...READ»

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