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Stick a fork in 2008, hello 2009.

December 30th, 2008 by Jerri Chou

The new year's almost here and 2009's gonna be a doozey. We're not just waiting to see how the economy pans out, or hoping for a rebound. It's time to totally rebuild the system and we'll be busti...
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The Feast: Early-Bird Tickets

December 23rd, 2008 by mikekarnj

We’re excited to announce that “The Feast Conference” will be coming to New Orleans on Friday, February 6th, 2009! Featuring Social Innovation from the city that knows it best, “The Feast:...
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Happy Hilda S

December 22nd, 2008 by Jerri Chou

Obama recently selected of Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) as Secretary of Labor providing some heartening news this holiday season. A five-term representative from East Los Angeles, she's a supporter...
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Human powered stations–all aboard

December 18th, 2008 by Jerri Chou

Photo via Stabarinde's Kids who've had too much candy aren't the only ones with a lot of "energy". We're pretty much walking batteries and it's time to make ourselves useful. Poptech recently blo...
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Cool Hunting does Prospect.1

December 17th, 2008 by mikekarnj

Our friends over at Cool Hunting just put together an amazing short video on Prospect.1, which is New Orleans' first biennial and the largest-ever international contemporary art show in the United...
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2009 Social Enterprise Conference

December 16th, 2008 by mikekarnj

Our team is excited to attend the 2009 Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard.  "The Social Enterprise Conference provides a forum for exploring the synergies between for-profit, non-profit, and...
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Cryptic Moth

December 15th, 2008 by Jerri Chou

While looking for the perfect holiday gifts, we stumbled upon the Cryptic Moth via Core 77's holiday gift guide.   Identified in England in 1937, Biston Betularia, or ‘peppered moth’ was the fir...
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