Saving our Seas – Tapping into the Wisdom of OceanElders

Ethical Markets - RGlobal Citizen, Earth Systems Science

by Martha Shaw (New York, NY) – For 10,000 years, the ocean has been the life support system that has generously supplied us with air, food, and shelter in the embrace of a livable climate. In a perfect world, human beings might have fit nicely into the Earth’s ecosystem, in …

World Pulse: Sharing the Success of the 2013 Voices of Our Future Program!

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Sharing the Success of the 2013 Voices of Our Future Program!   Donate | Subscribe Sharing the Success of the 2013 Voices of Our Future Program! Over the past six months, 31 audacious grassroots women have made the journey of a lifetime to become empowered leaders and loudspeakers for their communities. They …

RocketHub and FreshDirect Turn to the Crowd to Find the Next Big Food Thing

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

RocketHub and FreshDirect Partner Up to Find the ‘Next Big Food Thing’ — What’s in a (brand) name? A lot, RocketHub is betting. The crowdfunding platform has previously partnered with the likes of A&E and Dodge, and are currently running a food experiment with FreshDirect. We speak with ceo and co-founder …

“Regional Foresight 2.0” Launched by the European Nodes of The Millennium Project

Jay OwenTrendspotting

“Regional Foresight 2.0” Launched by the European Nodes of The Millennium Project The European Regional Foresight College and the European Millennium Project Initiative met in Warsaw, Poland to develop plans for improving foresight with focus on Eastern Europe and the EU 2020 strategy, and launching of the “Regional Foresight 2.0 …

CrowdSourcing.org – As Seen On TV’ Enters Crowdfunding Space

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Wednesday, October 30   Follow Like RSS As Seen on TV Opens Crowdfunding Platform to the Public — Everyone knows the iconic As Seen on TV brand. Earlier this week, the company launched its crowdfunding platform (powered by white label solution Launcht). We chat with As Seen on TV’s CEO Ron Pruett to …

Kosmos Newsletter:Creating the New Civilization for the Common Good

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Kosmos Newsletter Creating the New Civilization for the Common Good  October 30, 2013 SUBSCRIBE: print or digital  Buy current issue here November 1st is the big day when Wayne, from Snyder Printer, backs up his truck to the door to deliver the new Fall-Winter 2013 issue of Kosmos Journal. It’s an exciting time for us …

Placemaking News: Five Essential Elements of a Placemaking Campaign

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

  Forward Follow us Like us Five Essential Elements of a Placemaking Campaign If, as the saying goes, architecture is frozen music, then urban planning is composition, but Placemaking is improvisational street performance. It’s interactive, messy, inclusive, and you can never be quite sure what the result will be–but you …

TheCrowdCafe weekly:Crowdfunding’s Disruptive DNA: The Why, How and Who

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Curated investment crowdfunding news, delivered weekly. TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #7 – May 4, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Selected Articles Crowdfunding’s Disruptive DNA: The Why, How and Who | TheCrowdCafe Crowdfunding is disruptive. But not just for the reasons we’ve heard ad nauseum. There’s more to it. Talking Real Estate Crowdfunding …

Honoring Robert Schwartz

Jay OwenSustainability News

“We at Ethical Markets  join Lynne Twist in honoring the lifelong contribution of ROBERT SCHWARTZ  to fostering human potential and sponsoring creative projects for a more positive future.  He titled a 1984 issue of his Tarrytown Letter “Toward a New Bottom Line for Economics: Meeting Human Needs” which has an early …

Placemaking News: Fred Kent on the Right to Contribute

Jay OwenSustainability News

Forward Follow us Like us The Right to Contribute: A Report from the Placemaking Leadership Council On April 11-13, more than three hundred Placemakers from all walks of life gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for the inaugural meeting of the Placemaking Leadership Council. Today, on the eve of Earth Day, PPS …