Mar 18

Barriers to Social Innovation

Many of the things that get in our way of making true change are constructs we have created. Dan Pallotta, who created the AIDs Rides and Breast Cancer 3 Day events, tells personal stories of the effect of human constructs and perception of how nonprofits work and the loss of millions of dollars that were …

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Jan 17

Dirty Dishes- An Entrepreneurs Undoing

Do you work from home? Do you get distracted by household chores? Do you want to stay motivated?   Come and work with us!   When you work from home there is always something else to do; dishes in the sink, out of yogurt, bills to pay. I often get distracted when I am at …

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Jan 11

Social Entrepreneurship- An Identity Crisis

“In order to do good, common practice and wisdom told us, we could not also do well.  Now, that notion is being turned on its head.  Not only do social investors believe that it is possible to do good and do well, other aspects of the old mindset are falling away.” -Ruth Shapiro Social Entrepreneurship: A …

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Jan 07

First Day- Intentional Coworking

Our first day of working in an open air space at the Midtown Global Market came to a close with energy, motivation and progress. People joined us by way of bicycle, walking, driving and bus. I was really struck how naturally people came together to work, share ideas and affect the local businesses. As people arrived throughout …

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