The Realist Idealist

On the Social Sector, Politics, Using Technology, and Making Good Things (actually) Happen

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Mashups for Good - NetSquared Mashup Challenge

Posted by Jake · March 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Mashups make great sense when it comes to getting things done. I mean, why build it when you can mash it? Nonprofits, however, have mostly been slow to jump in the mashable fun.
As a meeting I was at recently of foundations at the Aspen Institute suggested, the majority of nonprofs are still asking questions [...]

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Category: NGOs · Nonprofits · Silicon Valley · Social Media · Social Networks · Technology
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Small/Medium Enterprise Social Responsibility?

Posted by Jake · February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

“Small/Medium Enterprise?” Why bother delineating this different type of business when it comes to how business relates to the community or environment? “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) is still taking form in societal consciousness for the most part. It is still not fully rooted in the minds of the general population. And then there [...]

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Category: Business · Community Organizing · Nonprofits · Small/Medium Enterprise · Small/Medium Enterprise Social Responsibility · Social Responsibility
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