TOMS Shoes & the

TOMS Shoes & the “One for One” movement

March 9, 2012  |  Products

If you live in California, you've probably seen people wearing TOMS's alpargata style shoes with the Argentine-flag inspired "TOMS" logo adorning the side. Buy a pair and another pair is donated to a shoeless child. Simple. Don't be surprised when these shoes begin to pop up on the feet of the young and stylish near (and very far from) you.

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Truffula Tree Certified – Mazda greenwashing with “The Lorax?”

March 3, 2012  |  News

Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" has been a longtime favorite of children and environmentalists alike for its depiction of the dangers business can have on our planet. However, Mazda has decided to partner with Universal to market their vehicles alongside the premiere of "The Lorax" feature film.

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Working for DialogueDirect - How face-to-face philanthropy (doesn't) work.

Working for DialogueDirect – How face-to-face philanthropy (doesn’t) work.

March 3, 2012  |  Articles, Featured

If you've ever been stopped by a face-to-face fundraiser, you know how persistent they can be. A look what I learned through my own experienced as a "dialoguer" and why the model does not work for philanthropy.

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UNICEF’s Tap Project: “Celebrity Tap”

March 1, 2012  |  News

It may be an ad from 2011's Tap Project, but you've gotta love when celebrities get into the mix and create novelty products for a good cause. Selena wasn't alone. Household names such as Robin Williams, Taylor Swift, and my favorite, perennial NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, joined UNICEF's Tap Project to create celebrity bottled tap water. Does tap water taste better when bottled by the most dominant center in the NBA or Peter Pan from Hook? Probably.

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Table For Two's balancing of nutrition - Combating obesity and hunger simultaneously.

Table For Two’s balancing of nutrition – Combating obesity and hunger simultaneously.

February 29, 2012  |  People

Each and every one of us understands the feeling to be hungry. Table For Two looks at the world nutrition issue and realizes that there are two sides to the coin - malnutrition on the one hand and "overnutrition" on the other.

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