Published by Camilla on 01 Dec 2010
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This year, Planet Workshops (Les Ateliers de la Terre) took place near Lake Lemon at the foot of the French Alpes in the very smart ‘Evian Royal Resort’. Nearly 600 people gathered over 3 days around the theme: “Is innovation enough to face the great challenges of sustainable development?” › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 07 Jul 2010
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I was invited to attend Danone’s Social Innovation Lab 2010 in Paris earlier this week (known as Dannon in the United States), following an invitation by one of the attendees of the Social Innovation BarCamp which took place a week ago in Paris. › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 01 Jul 2010
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Despite sweltering weather, nearly 100 people gathered in central Paris last Saturday for the first Social Innovation BarCamp in France! Everyone from social entrepreneurs to community managers came out to share their work and interest in social innovation. › Continue reading… |
Published by Kerry on 01 Jun 2010
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As the internet takes hold in the four corners of the world, it becomes increasingly possible for organizations, from businesses to nonprofits, to hire a remote workforce. We’d like to share some of our tips with you. › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 16 Mar 2010
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Another successful WiserTuesday event took place last week in Paris, France, bringing together over 40 individuals talking about social media for social change. WiserTuesdays Paris is a collaboration between NetSquared, WiserEarth.org and La Ruche. › Continue reading… |
Published by Peggy on 11 Nov 2009
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Over 60% of the people using WiserEarth are coming from outside the US. They are from 231 countries and speak 172 languages! But the majority of our members are still English speakers. People have been asking us for WiserEarth in their own language. Can you volunteer or chip in some funding to help us do this? › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 14 Oct 2009
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Since WiserEarth’s vision is to support networking and collaboration among nonprofits and social change organizations, we knew we needed to walk the talk by joining an existing series of events. As a result, WiserTuesdays were launched as a collaboration between NetSquared and WiserEarth. They are based on NetTuesday events which take place in more than 50 cities around the world. Here is an update on our first meeting. › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 28 Sep 2009
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“Reveillez l’entrepreneur social qui est en vous’ (see above for my translation of this French title) was the name given to this inspiring one day event for social entrepreneurs which I attended yesterday at la Ruche in Paris. A one day workshop where inventors of sustainable solutions to socially responsible start-ups came together to exchange ideas, connect and re-energize. › Continue reading… |
