Monthly Archives: November 2011

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=es8fihcab&v=001J8BvtJGIt7s0P_FiXuXHj8_YkzwDPsBLpmv_cX7bfq-LNZ5BIbsrwfseVBdMPVKgpoF7ElgVXiHe0P4tH0WgFffMupFVk9JyHaDQgHI9Z5BLqL9dFYHnVB7GLudBZH9O Gawad Kalinga, 2012 Skoll Foundation Awardee worth $1M GK USA November 29, 2011 GK USA Announces Skoll Foundation: 2012 Skoll Award goes to Gawad Kalinga Palo Alto, CA – November 29, 2011 – The Skoll Foundationtoday announced the 2012 Skoll Award … Continue reading →

"School Guerrilla Gardening" http://www.youtube.com/user/kosovoinnovations Uploaded by kosovoinnovations on Nov 30, 2011 School Guerrilla Garden is an experimental project from UNICEF Innovations Lab Kosovo taking place as part of the UN agencies Youth Month (August) whose focus this year is on … Continue reading →

http://www.skollfoundation.org/skoll-foundation-announces-2012-award-winners-and-their-%E2%80%9Ccitizen-driven-change%E2%80%9D/ SKOLL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS AND THEIR “CITIZEN-DRIVEN CHANGE” November 29, 2011 by Sally Farhat Kassab             November 29, 2011 – Palo Alto, CA – The Skoll Foundation today announced the 2012 Skoll Awards … Continue reading →

from https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=307943442558919 7 reasons why you should "Read the Label": An exchange with someone whom I really admire, on behalf of a campaign that inspires by Rick Passo on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 11:51am An exchange with someone whom I really admire, … Continue reading →

some really interesting links and information is found here.  below are just excerpts: http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?brand=sipa_sa&id=54651&vt=detail&context=standalone The Future of Peace Corps: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities for Reform Date: November 29, 2011 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST Location: Columbia University Morningside … Continue reading →

 UPS loves logistics; UNICEF loves UPS! | FieldNotes http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2011/09/ups_loves_logistics_unicef.html UPS loves logistics; UNICEF loves UPS! Posted by UNICEF USA Josh Harvey is on the Private Sector Partnerships team at the U.S. Fund. Sometimes, we at the U.S. Fund find ourselves … Continue reading →

Rick Passo thanks Zappos for StartUp Weekend Las Vegas .. you truly have delivered happiness to me and a LOT of incredible entrepreneursour pitch was last night .. our group is at the very end of this tape http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18656674 Startup … Continue reading →

From: Startup Weekend Deuce!  I hope you're all as excited as we are about Startup Weekend Vegas tonight! Here are some final details for you: | Start time | We will open doors at 6:00pm and we will kick things off … Continue reading →

via vtmagazine.vt.edu http://www.vtmagazine.vt.edu/fall11/feature2.html Comfort Food A resurgence in local foods and urban gardening by DENISE YOUNG Photos by Ryan Stone and Jim Stroup Multimedia by Gabrielle Minnich Glade Road Growing farm in Blacksburg, Va.

This is just a highlight; clicks on the links below for more information: Mobile Unit Wins CSI Award The winners of the CSI (Centre for Social Impact) 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Competition was announced, with CSI’s Director of Social Enterprise, Cheryl … Continue reading →