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The e Pack spotlights organizations & initiatives making a difference Alot of us have a hard time keeping up with organizations and initiatives that are advancing the social good. The e Pack makes it easier. I met the impressive founder and director of The e Pack (the “e” stands for enlightenment and Earth), Alejandra […]
sustainability
Sustainability starts at the local level
How the Office Sustainability is helping Miami go green At Sustainatopia the other day, Angela Sager, an Energy Management Specialist in the Office of Sustainability at Miami-Dade County, describes how her office works with companies devoted to energy efficiency, renewable energy and community energy campaigns. While the federal government may be at the forefront […]
Fighting poverty by enhancing social entrepreneurship
Agora Partnerships expanding its impact beyond Central America roots One of the coolest people I met at Sustainatopia in Miami last week was Daniela Hammeken, director of strategic partnerships for Agora Partnerships, a nonprofit that works with small companies in Central America to provide access to knowledge, capital and networks. Based in Washington, D.C., […]
Outtakes from Sustainatopia
And an interesting debate: Should journalism offer calls to action? This week I spent four days at Sustainatopia, the Caribbean-flavored conference in Miami that brought social entrepreneurs, VCs, artisans, celebrities, media activists and a fair number of Miami’s beautiful people together for a celebration of sustainability — and a call to arms over what […]
The networked activist: How ‘The Story of Stuff’ went viral
The Story of Stuff from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Filmmaker Annie Leonard offers advice on becoming a network-centric organization At the TechSoup Global Contributors Summit in San Jose on March 15, Annie Leonard, an independent filmmaker in Berkeley, Calif., gave one of the standout talks, discussing how The Story of Stuff — the film […]
