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Nonprofits

Clean Sweep

E + Co connects the dots between energy, poverty, and the environment.

By Suzie Boss | 4 | Winter 2009
 
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Nonprofits

Q & A: William Brindley

William Brindley spent most of his career keeping financial institutions at the leading edge of technology. Now, as CEO of the nonprofit consortium NetHope, he is using those same skills to help nonprofits do the same. NetHope now has 25 member organizations, among them Save the Children, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Catholic Relief Services.

By Eric Nee | Winter 2009
 

Global Issues

Research: The Ties That Mobilize

Group attachment and commitment are what drive protesters to act.

By Alana Conner | Winter 2009
 

Global Issues

Research: The End of the World Is Nigh (Maybe)

Research finds human extinction looms near if consumption levels do not decrease.

By Alana Conner | Winter 2009
 

Global Issues

What’s Next: Treks, Plugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Rockers go green.

By Jennifer Roberts | Winter 2009
 

Government

What’s Next: Jolly Old Eco-land

Britain tries building carbon-neutral housing to address its housing shortage.

By Jennifer Roberts | Winter 2009
 

Government

What’s Next: Food or Fuel?

Mathematical tool helps countries weigh the pros and cons of using biofuel.

By Jennifer Roberts | 1 | Winter 2009
 

Government

Confessions of a CSR Champion

It's time to rethink the "C" in CSR.

By Allen L. White | 1 | Winter 2009
 
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Social Innovations

Cultivating the Green Consumer

Consumers say they want to buy ecologically friendly products and reduce their impact on the environment. But when they get to the cash register, their Earth-minded sentiments die on the vine. Although individual quirks underlie some of this hypocrisy, businesses can do a lot more to help would-be green consumers turn their talk into walk.

By Sheila Bonini & Jeremy Oppenheim | 8 | Fall 2008
 
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Social Innovations

The Cultural Touch

By tailoring its methods to local values and needs, Rare has slowly seeded conservation programs in 40 countries. Yet as more and more species teeter on the brink of extinction, the organization must expand quickly. Here's how the boutique nonprofit is delivering customized Rare Pride social marketing campaigns to millions of people in the planet's most fragile ecosystems.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2008