If getting involved at a local organization is one of your resolutions these list can help

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 11:47 AM EST (3BL Media)

More and more communities are pooling their free time to supporting local organizations and non-profits than ever before. Will 2011 be the Year of the Volunteer?

volunteer, us-news, volunteering, virtual-volunteering, volunteermatch, robert-rosenthal, volunteer-week, family-volunteer-day

CSR and Investors

Seeded on Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:57 PM EST ( PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing)

With Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives taking on an increasing stake into how businesses interact and operate in the marketplace, Investors are tasked with deciding what should come first: dollars or consumer "sense".

business, investors, businesses, csr, corporate-social-responsibility, 3bl-media, 3bl-tv, csrreport

Microsoft New Programs Help Returning Vets Reinsert into the Workforce

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:39 PM EST (Microsoft)

With Military Veterans returning to highly technological workforce, Microsoft is seeing fit that they are well-educated and suited to succeed

technology, army, military, microsoft, computers, vets, veterans, armed-forces

This Week's "Mad Men": "Philanthropy is the Gateway to Power"

Seeded on Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:30 AM EDT (Fast Company)

AMC's Mad Men isn't just about Advertisement, Scandal, Intrigue, and Power plays. It teaches a lesson in Corporate Philanthropy.

business, cable, advertising, marketing, corporate, philanthropy, amc, csr, draper, mad-men

Tic Tac® has partnered with CancerCare in support of Breast Cancer Awareness and all those affected by cancer.

Seeded on Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:13 AM EDT (Romantic-Future | Facebook)

Tic Tac has created a Facebook Fan Page to help support awareness and community engagement during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

cancer, health, community, breast-cancer, october, support, facebook, fanpage

"It Gets Better Project" Outgrows its Youtube Channel

Seeded on Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:09 AM EDT (Eco-Localizer)

Campaign to have Youtube-users document their own stories of being bullied because of sexuality, outpaces the website's capacity.

youth, health, bullied, stories, videos, homosexuality, teens, youtube, sexuality, bullies

A Location Based, Cause Marketing, Volunteer MashUp

Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 10:34 AM EDT (Incouraged)

When philanthropy meets geo-location applications(Yelp,Gowalla,etc), everyone benefits.

technology, philanthropy, yelp, geo-location, foursquare, cause-marketing, gowalla

PS3 Controller Has Little Chance This Christmas

Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 8:33 AM EDT (The Fool)

With all it's best intentions considered, here are the reasons why the Sony Move will fail this Holiday season.

technology, games, sales, sony, apple, move, xbox, christmas, motion, iphone

Time to stop vegging out?

Seeded on Sun Oct 3, 2010 8:26 PM EDT (Think About It)

With Food Shortage a reality, it's time for Fruit and Vegetarians to re-think things.

food, global, fruit, world-news, food-industry, vegetables, vegans, food-shortage

It's a WO-Man's World

Seeded on Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:41 PM EDT (Good Business)

Women Business Leaders are doing more for Corporations than their male counterparts ever expected.

business, women, leaders, diversity, gender, companies

The 411 on Getting Retweeted – Top Tweets from Clinton Global Initiative

Seeded on Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:42 AM EDT (Waggener Edstrom)

How influential philanthropists and environmentalist use the micro-updater Twitter to spread the word, and how you can be just like them.

technology, bill-clinton, communication, social-media, clinton-global-initiative, twitter

Democrats Find Many Big Donors Cutting Support

Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:50 PM EDT (The New York Times)

With the Republican party spending more in preparation for the November primaries, Democrats are finding it difficult to securing donations from their once loyal "donor base".

democrats, politics, republicans, donations, united-states, philanthropy

Refugees United, The Social Network That's More Important Than Facebook, Goes Mobile

Seeded on Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:37 AM EDT (Fast Company)

Using Social Media for just more than communication, but as a way to reconnect separated families throughout the world.

technology, refugees, global, countries, bill-clinton, social-networking, facebook, social-media, twitter

Bill Maher: When Will Obscenely Rich A**holes Stop Crying About Taxes?

Seeded on Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:32 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

Seeded by Soph0571 (Clipped by 3BL Media's News and Reporting)

New Rule: The next rich person who publicly complains about being vilified by the Obama administration must be publicly vilified by the Obama administration.

new-york, politics, ronald-reagan, ben-stein, new-rule, free-credit-score, but-ive, danny-rose

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Corporate America's complaints about the president keep getting louder

Seeded on Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:29 PM EDT (The Economist)

Corporate America vs President Barack Obama.

business, economy, america, united-states, barack-obama, economies, corporations, companies

Why Environmental Activists Embrace Social Media

Seeded on Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:05 PM EDT (Fast Company)

The Green and Eco-Movement, crowdsourced by social media applications like Twitter and Facebook, can benefit or destroy. Just ask BP.

bp, environment, oil-spill, facebook, social-media, gulf-of-mexico, fast-company, twitter

Once upon a time in America(n) Apparel…..a CSR fable

Seeded on Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:33 PM EDT (Miratelinc)

In the age of social media and corporate social responsibility it's wise for a company to be honest about it's missteps.

business, wall-street, ethics, clothing, facebook, social-media, apparel, csr, corporate-social-responsibility, american-apparel

From the N-Word to Code Words

Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:26 PM EDT (Slate)

Politics has cease being a tool the American people used to decide which factions of Government should lead or be taken out of office, and turned instead into a vehicle by where race and ethnicity is the deciding factor on whom is elected, and by what margin.

race, politics, president, americans, united-states, racism, politicians

Get Ready for a Wave of Bank Mergers

Seeded on Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:33 PM EDT (Business Week)

Even in a depressed economy, with unemployment rife, Banks find a way to survive--even if it means merging with a former competitor.

business, financial, economy, credit, bankers, banks, debt, united-states, recession

UPS Moves a Mountain of Machinery for Trapped Chilean Miners

Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:23 PM EDT (UPS Blog)

UPS doesn't only move packages and parcels across the world, but in times of peril they can move mountains as well.

miners, mine, chile, ups, world-news, trapped, united-parcel-service

Seven Ways Social Networks Are 'Truly Evil'

Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:03 AM EDT (PC World)

Social Media, for all it's community building, networking, and corporate branding, is still undesired by many.

technology, internet, computers, social-networking, facebook, twitter, social-engagement, social-communities

Sustainability indexes lack own transparency

Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:52 AM EDT (Reuters)

Sustainability Indexes, the charm of Wall Street and Investors looking to pool money into "Good Companies" come under fire.

business, wall-street, sustainability, companies, csr, corporate-social-responsibility, corporate-citizenship, sustainability-index

A New Technology to Power Your Car, Reduce Wrinkles, & Make Your Lunch

Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:28 AM EDT (Fast Company)

Algae, as an alternative fuel source, can power automobiles, appliances, and is low in carbon emissions.

technology, carbon, alternative-energy, algae, clean-energy, cgi, fuel-emissions

IMAX Not as Big as It Seems

Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:11 PM EDT (Fool.com)

IMAX might be coming to an end.

business, sony, movies, imax, sustainable, movie-theaters

Is Teacher Effectiveness a Myth?

Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:54 PM EDT (good.is)

In a culture that forces Teachers to be constantly evolving, creating newer educational techniques that will empower students, despite the pressures from State, Federal and Local communities, is there a way to assist them in managing all these externalities?

children, education, students, teachers, government, parents, system, academics, educations

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