By Peter Van Dijk
from Ode Magazine - March 2008 issue
http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/51/professor-of-happiness/
April Song: The Living Years
Artist: Mike and the Mechanics [more]
Editor's Note: This article, sent to me kindness of my Irish storytelling niece, Clare, is pretty amazing. My reaction after reading it was "hmmm, here I am talking about social business, and here's this 18 year old kid from Belfast actually doing it! A deep bow to Cameron Stewart and all the wild eyed optimists of the world who haven't been convinced "it can't be done!" [more]
On Becoming a Leader"We Must Have Patience" - by Martin Luther King [more]
Jan taught me that we are all equally human, and therefore all equally flawed. Norm showed it's not enough to give, we should give gladly. These thoughts make our work more fun and also more likely to have impact. [more]
By Kevin Maney
from USAtoday.com - Money - Posted on 3/10/2004
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2004-03-10-money_x.htm
The days of traditional fund raising from traditional methods such as direct mail and golf tournaments are declining and will be replaced by more stable revenue generators such as social business models. [more]
March Song: Both Sides Now
Artist: Judy Collins [more]
Editor's Note: : I guess this really isn't a success story, per se, but this month's article is an excerpt from Bill Gate's famous commencement address at Harvard in 2007. I guess I view the success in two way that reflect this month's issue of the business of good website: 1. Bill Gates is the penultimate non-traditional, engaged philanthropist. 2. His words are those of a "searcher," not a planner. And that in fact is what I believe we need to be successful in battling global problems - a highly successful billionaire who not only wants to engage but knows he doesn't have the answers. For whatever else we may think of Microsoft or Mr. Gates, this article provides great formulas for our work. [more]
