Editor's Note: This story from NPR inspires me. Jerry Skoch uses this unique premise with the homeless in his work (www.westsidecatholiccenter.org) on the near west side of Cleveland and I'm becoming more convinced of its validity by the results I'm witnessing directly as well as in articles such as these. Three cheers for social innovation! [more]
The Jungle BookGetting started on changing the world can be as simple as joining a group like Social Venture Partners [more]
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]
