1. Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise - Business - GOOD

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    Learn more about how social enterprises are growing in the U.S., who’s behind them, and what the future might look like for impact investing.

    Social enterprises operate all over the world and they are a growing sector in the United States. While there is no singular definition in the U.S., most social enterprises operate in the open marketplace and integrate a social or environmental mission into their bottom line. At GOOD, we view social enterprises as for-profit organizations that aim to do well by doing good. Check out our latest infographic on social enterprises in the marketplace, then read our continuing news coverage on this rapidly expanding sector at the GOOD Business Social Enterprisehub.

    http://www.good.is/tag/social-enterprise


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  2. How #Coworking Works

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    from https://www.facebook.com/deskmag.coworking How #Coworking Works
    https://deskwanted.com/coworking/coworking_works_infographic.jpg Deskmag is the magazine about the new type of work and their places, how they look, how they function, how they could be improved and how we work in them. We call them coworking spaces. 

    We also take a look at collaborative, shared office spaces and other alternative and modern workspaces which are home to the new breed of creatives, independent workers and small companies.

    Until recently, the form and function of workspaces has been dictated by corporate tradition. Yet a growing proportion of workers are now freelancers, contractors or small companies that have the opportunity to redefine the concept of the workspace for themselves. We like to document this movement and what people can learn from.
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  3. How #Coworking Works

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    from https://www.facebook.com/deskmag.coworking How #Coworking Works
    https://deskwanted.com/coworking/coworking_works_infographic.jpg Deskmag is the magazine about the new type of work and their places, how they look, how they function, how they could be improved and how we work in them. We call them coworking spaces. 

    We also take a look at collaborative, shared office spaces and other alternative and modern workspaces which are home to the new breed of creatives, independent workers and small companies.

    Until recently, the form and function of workspaces has been dictated by corporate tradition. Yet a growing proportion of workers are now freelancers, contractors or small companies that have the opportunity to redefine the concept of the workspace for themselves. We like to document this movement and what people can learn from.
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  4. Put Your Live Event on Facebook, Get Paid With @Evinar - connecting StartUp Weekends in Philippines & Las Vegas

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    A new service called Evinar allows performers to host online concerts and events directly on Facebook.

    I invite everyone to check out this free app: https://www.facebook.com/evinar 
    I spoke with Evan earlier this week at LaunchUpLV and he is excited by helping StartUp Weekend entrepreneurs to create their own content.

    Speakers are hosting speeches and seminars for Facebook fans
    Directors do premieres of their videos and short-films for Facebook fans
    Radio Show hosts are now using Evinar to reach Facebook fans
    Large Facebook pages are monetizing likes by hosting fun shows
    Bands, Musicians and Songwriters host concerts for their Facebook fans

    See related comments at https://www.facebook.com/groups/swphilippines/316542188420094/?notif_t=group_comment


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  5. Put Your Live Event on Facebook, Get Paid With @Evinar - connecting StartUp Weekends in Philippines & Las Vegas

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    A new service called Evinar allows performers to host online concerts and events directly on Facebook.

    I invite everyone to check out this free app: https://www.facebook.com/evinar 
    I spoke with Evan earlier this week at LaunchUpLV and he is excited by helping StartUp Weekend entrepreneurs to create their own content.

    Speakers are hosting speeches and seminars for Facebook fans
    Directors do premieres of their videos and short-films for Facebook fans
    Radio Show hosts are now using Evinar to reach Facebook fans
    Large Facebook pages are monetizing likes by hosting fun shows
    Bands, Musicians and Songwriters host concerts for their Facebook fans

    See related comments at https://www.facebook.com/groups/swphilippines/316542188420094/?notif_t=group_comment


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  6. Walkonomics - How walkable is your street? - About

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    Walkonomics - How walkable is your street? Walkonomics combines Open Data with Crowdsourcing to map how pedestrian-friendly each street is. Use the website to check how walkable your street is and add your own rating.

    http://www.walkonomics.com/w/index.php/about

    What is the WalkoBot?

    The WalkoBot is an automatic system that rates the walkability of streets by interpreting public datasets.  Many of the streets in the UK and USA have been automatically rated by the WalkoBot using publically available data.  Wherever possible the WalkoBot will use current data which is directly related to each rating category. Much effort is made to ensure that, wherever possible, ratings are based upon accurate data. If you don’t agree with the ratings provided by the WalkoBot you can always add your own rating which will affect the overall rating average.  Once enough local users have added their ratings, any errors or inaccuracies should be cancelled out.   Who is behind Walkonomics? Before founding Walkonomics.com, Adam Davies spent over 6 years working to improve the walkability, bikeability and sustainability of streets, neighbourhoods and cities in the UK, Europe and Africa. This included designing and leading over 70 walkability assessments for local communities, government and the private sector and working with these organisations to create more walkable street environments. He has worked with the United Nations, Transport for London, Department for Transport, London 2012, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and the Royal National Institute for the Blind.  Adam has also contributed to various innovative pieces of research on ‘Shared Space’ streets, disabled peoples access, climate change and understanding the links between obesity and the built environment.You can follow him on Twitter. @Walkonomics

    Walkonomics.com uses Crowdsourcing and Open Data to rate the walkability of your street - walkable streets, climate change, bikeability & urban design

    UK · http://walkonomics.com


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  7. Kickstarted: my conversation with Kickstarter co-founder Perry Chen

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    Kickstarter is not just a startup— it’s part of an important shift away from the industrial manufacturing era & toward the maker economy.

    excerpts below are from: http://gigaom.com/2012/05/22/kickstarter-founder-perry-chen-intervie/

    People value experiences more than they value products.

    When you buy local food, you’re buying both a story and a good. Also, you’re saying something about yourself and what you care about. I think that’s what you’re seeing more and more in the things that people are looking for. Often, the stuff costs a premium, and I think people are willing to pay it. It’s worth it to them.

    I think Kickstarter is that platform of creativity.  I think the emotional appeal of a platform is what works. I think the old-media entities still have not figured out that part of the game plan. 

    We take a very liberal or what I think is a more modern view of what a creative project is. I mean, for us, a lot of food projects are definitely creative projects.  A lot of technology, maker/hacker projects are definitely creative projects. Video game projects are, for us, definitely creative projects.

    We’re also looking at not just constraining but also expanding a little bit into urban design and things like bike lanes and bike racks and community gardens.  A lot of cities have approached us, talking to us about projects in that space. And we’re just having conversations — we don’t want to do anything too quickly.

    We want to see how we can bring those projects in and bring them in in a way that fits Kickstarter — so they’re creative projects, with rewards and the right structure.


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  8. Behind the scenes of a failed Kickstarter project

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    A little more than half of the projects on Kickstarter fail. But understanding those failures can help others avoid the same fate. So, I spoke to one of the founders of a failed project to understand what lessons others might be able to learn.

    So a few possible lessons one can draw from the Dawsons’ experience is that funding a Kickstarter is possible for anyone — it just requires a willingness to ask people for money. Freeloaders exist on Kickstarter as they do everywhere, so offering an actual product or more tangible rewards might help someone doing a public project get the pledges he or she needs.

    And finally, if the first project doesn’t work, maybe your second one will.

    For more on the Kickstarter phenomenon see Om’s epic interview with Co-founder Perry Chen:

    http://gigaom.com/2012/05/22/kickstarter-founder-perry-chen-intervie/


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  9. »  StartSomeGood: The Blog: This Week in Social Entrepreneurship

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    • Entrepreneur Magazine is hosting a contest for young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 26 that are currently enrolled in college. The College Entrepreneur of 2012 Contest is looking for great business ideas that are making a positive impact. How are you bringing light to your…

  10. 4 Ways To Use Pinterest To Encourage Corporate Volunteerism

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    Pinterest is a great marketing tool, but businesses should also start thinking about it as a unique way to promote corporate volunteerism.

    How does Pinterest work as a tool for employee volunteer promotion?

    Unlike Twitter and Facebook, images are key to Pinterest.  This means that in order to successfully promote and encourage volunteering efforts, photos must be at the forefront of the initiative.  Pinterest-interested businesses should thus encourage employees to take photos while they volunteer; use pictures in company handbooks to explain the company’s volunteering opportunities; and keep extra snapshots available so there is content in reserve to regularly update the Pinterest page.


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About me

“Dream of Mindanao of being independent economically will remain an elusive dream if present Mindanao leaders will always forget to empower the poorest of the poor in Mindanao. This is the reason why armed conflict always flourish in the country’s second biggest island because the mass based are always forgotten” - Beverly Del Valle, urban poor leader in Caraga region.

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