From the monthly archives: December 2007

I’ve continued to be MIA, but will be back soon (I promise). Chalk it up to the end of a busy semester, a time consuming job hunt and the holiday season. No doubt I’m not alone in my precious allocation of time. Be sure to find time to enjoy the season. Cheers!

 

I’ve been a bit MIA and will continue to be so for a couple more days. I’m at the end of my semester and have found myself with the monstrous task of studying for my accounting final. But I couldn’t let things go fully neglected. Here is an interesting post regarding digital privacy, entitled, Respecting digital privacy (via Shift6). And with a little luck I’ll survive my exam and will be back in full force by the end of the week.

Getting inside people’s decision-making, to inject caution before commitment is likely to be extremely difficult (even with well-understood hazards, such as smoking and alcohol, health educators have difficulty getting their message across). But given that there is a likelihood that many people will continue to act humanly and, therefore, incautiously, there is an opportunity for companies to commit openly to respectful data handling.

 

This is wonderfully entertaining. Enjoy.
Courtesy of The Richter Scale via YouTube

 

Web of Ideas with David Weinberger
Is the Web Changing the Nature of Leadership?

Wednesday, December 5, 6:30 pm
Berkman Center Conference Room
23 Everett St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge MA

It’s easy to find business and political leaders. But who are the Web’s leaders? Although the big online collaborative projects have nominal leaders, they play a very different role than do traditional CEO’s. The Web seems to be providing an alternative to the notion that business leaders are people imbued with special traits. In fact, Some of the traits and roles of traditional leadership are now becoming properties of the network itself.

Also, check out Q & A with David Weinberger on Web Leadership in preparation for Wednesday’s discussion.

 

My friend, Heatherjean, has taken on an inspiring initiative based on her Peace Corps experience in Honduras, coupled by her business savviness – and further driven by her amazing heart and ambition to be a purveyor social good.

The small community of El Boqueron is located at the edge of a cloud forest in the province of Olancho, Honduras. El Boqueron has a small elementary school for local children to attend, serving grades one through six. To attend grades seven through twelve however, or “colegio,” students must travel to a nearby town. In addition to the costs of transportation, students are required to pay for their own school books, uniforms as well other materials. While these costs are minimal, most families do not have the means to cover these expenses.

The cost for each student to attend one year of colegio is approximately $50.00 (US), and $300.00 (US) to graduate from the six-year track.

It has been over a year since she left Honduras and the community of El Boqueron behind and despite her chaotic schedule she has found time to start a pilot scholarship program that she is attempting to implement in El Boqueron.

The pilot will be supported solely by donations. Please consider showing your support. I will be returning to El Boqueron to celebrate Christmas, as well as to meet with the local teachers that I have been communicating with regarding the permanent establishment of EDUCARNOS.

Please fill out the EDUCARNOS Order Form if you’re interested in participating or would like to contact Heatherjean for more information. Be well.

 

The Ethos Roundtable
Next Tuesday, December 18th 2007
4:30 to 6:00 PM
@ the Charles Hotel (1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA)
Featured guest: Michelle Murrain from the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative

The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) recently launched an updated version of its excellent guide, “Choosing and Using Free and Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits.”

Note: You can download the primer for free here.

The Ethos Roundtable is “an informal group of people who are interested in 1) measuring and extending ethos, and 2) using technology for positive social change. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.”

 

The Future of Social Media
Social Media Club Boston
Thursday, December 6th – FREE
6:00pm – 9:30pm
@ Boston Ballroom, Colonnade Hotel

Social Activism 101 – Web 2.0 Style
via Leigh’s Blitherings

It’s ironic that a lot of the people who tout the principles of Web 2.0 have a tendency to forget one of the basic tenants…The power shift from companies to community.

Leigh’s also posted an interesting article today entitled, Zuckerberg Shrugged: Man Vs. Ecosystem, that critiques Zuckerberg’s “classic command and control approach” to his ecosystem management.

Green Marketing on Social Networks
via Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog

For green marketers, social networks provide a compelling channel to communicate with consumers that have an affinity for green or are at least open-minded enough to listen. Today, those users can be found across a wide variety of social networks, including both general interest and vertically focused networks that connect those interested in social responsibility or, more specifically, in the environment.

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