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Entries from October 2007

No More Business Bullsh…I Mean Buzz. Please.

Posted by Jake · October 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Original post on HuffPo - jake brewer
“…Our organization offers innovative and competent services to empower communities and organizations aimed at stimulating collaborative initiatives; while simultaneously developing harmonious relations which leverage…”
I can’t finish.
Last week I got an email that used that line to describe a company’s socially responsible work. This email follows hundreds of others this [...]

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Category: Business · Corporate Social Responsibility · Events · Nonprofits · Silicon Valley · Social Enterprise

Broadcast Your Cause

Posted by Jake · October 5th, 2007 · No Comments

They’ve been talking about it behind the scenes for a few weeks now, but unlike those companies who just talk (and trust me, a lot of companies do), Chad, Steve and all the folks at YouTube have actually delivered.
The YouTube Nonprofit Program - announced in a commitment the company made at the Clinton Global Initiative [...]

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Category: Nonprofits · Social Enterprise
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