Givelocity Launches on #GivingTuesday

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Givelocity Launches on #GivingTuesday — Launched just yesterday, the crowdfunding platform Givelocity wants to make donating a monthly occurrence. A crowdfunding platform with a unique twist, the site hopes to change the way people donate to charities and think about giving back in general. We profile the newcomer.After Crowd Votes, Obama …

CrowdSource Set to Acquire Serv.io by Month’s End

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

CrowdSource Set to Acquire Serv.io by Month’s End — CrowdSource, a company that helps online retailers and other companies create content via the crowd, announced late last week that it’s set to acquire Serv.io, a competitor. We spoke with co-founder and CEO Stephanie Leffler to find out what motivated her team …

Energizing local economies through “Creative De-construction”

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

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Voting for TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012 Now Open

kristySRI/ESG News

Voting for TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012 Now Open Congratulations to Hazel Henderson and her nomination for one of the TBLI ESG Leaders Awards 2012. Five awards will be handed out to those in the industry who have excelled in their dedication to ESG and IMPACT Investing (in Europe and …

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kristyCommunity Development Solutions

Out of a little known corner in Iowa, tucked away in the peculiar and extraordinary town of Fairfield, comes this story of a new kind of community empowerment program that could hold the key to a more transparent, more life-supporting, more humanitarian money supply and system of incentives. Since 2009, …