Blog Profile / Dowser
| URL : | http://dowser.org/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Society & Culture | |
| Posts on Regator: | 339 | |
| Posts / Week: | 3.1 | |
| Archived Since: | May 26, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Learning from Frugal Health
Last year, a book was published that narrated the story of an eye doctor who was performing free surgeries for the poor. The book, "Infinite Vision," had nothing to do with American health care. But this past week, as commentators fought ruthlessly on...
Talking Action: the Do Good Conferences
The number of conferences that I receive notices about these days is staggering. It seems that we've found a new pastime — talking action. It's fashionable to dress up, look sharp and professional, and discuss the world's greatest needs — be it environmental...
How Should Journalists Write about Africa?
The latest debate on how (not) to write about Africa – this one between New York Times columnist Nick Kristof and Ugandan entrepreneur Teddy Ruge – has caused quite a stir. Ruge criticized Kristof for focusing too heavily on Africa’s problems in his...
On CollegeNet Site, Student Blog For Scholarship Money
Destiny Watson is an undergraduate student of psychology at the University of Central Florida, where in-state tuition (Watson is from Pensicola) around $15,000 per year. While looking online for scholarships to help defray the cost of her studies, she stumbled upon CollegeNET, a...
12 Countries in 12 Months with Heifer
Photo Courtesy of Subject BETTY LONDERGAN started a blog, WHAT GIVES 365, to give to a nonprofit each day of the year. It got wildly popular and led Londergan to her next project, accompanying Heifer in 12 countries for 12 months in 2012....
Scaling Social Impact in Six Steps
The recent Social Impact Exchange conference discussed one of the most difficult aspects of running a nonprofit organization: the decision of how, and when, to grow. How does an organization decide to go from being a community-centered group to a national network? How...
Why Health Care Is A Wicked Problem
The Supreme Court has allowed most aspects of Obama’s health care bill to pass. So, now we all get free broccoli, right? Hopefully, we’ll eventually see the bill’s effects in our own lives–though that may require Obama to have a second term, since Mitt...
Susan Ross, Author Of "Expanding the Pie," On Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships
After working as the reproductive health director of CARE, where she focused on partnerships with corporations aimed at improving health conditions in garment factories until 2003, Susan Ross became interested in how such nonprofit-corporate partnerships could streamline and amplify social impact work. Ross...
The School Fund Looks to Music to Crowdfund Education
Palo-Alto based, The School Fund, has used crowdsourcing to finance the studies of over 200 students worldwide for the past three years. Now, they're partnering with 28-year-old Grammy-nominated singer Carolyn Malachi for the #IAM campaign, an effort to help raise funds to support...
Recent Impact Investing Conference Hosted By Agora Partnerships Moves The Industry Forward
At the recent Impact Investing In Action conference that took place in Atlanta from May 22-25, various players in the field gathered to discuss possible future directions for the impact investing industry. The focus was on early-stage impact investing, which was highlighted as...
WIN-WIN For Women: Calvert Foundation
DC-Based Calvert Foundation announced a new initiative WIN-WIN, which will invest $20 million in organizations and individuals that support women, in the US and globally. Dowser spoke with Lisa Hall, President and CEO of Calvert Foundation. Given the recent Jobs Report, which shows...
Verizon Goes Green: More than CSR?
Jim Gowen, Corporate Sustainability Officer of Verizon, was recently at the UN Social Innovation Summit. He spoke to Dowser about the "green" strides that Verizon is taking within the community and globally. A move in the right direction for corporate America? Dowser:...
Starbucks: Digital Innovation And Creating Jobs?
Adam Brotman serves as Chief Digital Officer at Starbucks and attended the UN Social Innovation Summit recently. He speaks to Dowser about Starbucks' Create Jobs campaign and how the company is using the digital space for social impact. Q: As...
Clique provides more secure online dating through social networks
For young city-dwellers, dating is a social problem: infinite complications (limited time and money, instable or constantly-changing social circles) add stress and frustration to the already-daunting process of searching for romantic relationships. The result is often loneliness and unsatisfying serial dating. Many people...
Doug Lawrence: Reviving American Eco-nomy
Doug Lawrence is the Managing Principal of NY's 5 Stone Capital, a new equity investor in green real estate and green business. He speaks to us about the recent Jobs Report that has garnered some serious press. And offers more comprehensive solutions -...
Microsoft Aspires to Innovate4Good: Akhtar Badshah
Akhtar Badshah has transitioned from his days as an architect and the founder of a nonprofit to the Senior Director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft - it’s a natural fit given his roots in design and development. Badshah is one of the...
Reza Aslan: On Syria and Egypt This Week
Reza Aslan, a prolific writer and expert on global affairs, particularly on the MENA region, speaks to Dowser this week about two big stories in the Arab world - Syria’s Houla Massacre and Egypt’s elections. - Dowser: Kofi Annan’s peace plan is not...
How Food Is Revitalizing Detroit
“There’s different people--black, white, rich, poor--coming together to talk about why their tomatoes aren’t growing,” says Scott, a 30-ish homesteader in Detroit’s heavily blighted Brightmoor neighborhood. “Gardening is a common language. There’s no hierarchy." Scott, who withheld his last name because what he’s...
Weekly Review: Global Governance Afterthoughts
In this series we interview thought leaders on the big concepts in the week's news. Below we examine the G8 and global governance issues with Parang Khanna. Parag Khanna spends most of his days on a plane, whizzing around from one global capital...
Shivani Siroya of InVenture Bridges the 'Middle Gap' with Mobile Technology
Shivani Siroya, an Unreasonable Institute fellow, is tackling the cash-based economy with a new investment model and mobile technology. After a career in finance and development that took her to India and West Africa, Siroya set up InVenture, a social venture that aims...