“Black Friday” is typically when deal-hunters converge en rabid masse at any number of big box stores across the US to grab as many discounted items as they can get their hands on — the pinnacle of consumerism at its least genteel. On the polar opposite end of the spectrum, …
Tis the Season to Get Trampled
Videos We Like about all our STUFF Quirky, ridiculous, sadly on point? These two videos convey important messages. From The Story of Stuff, this one-minute video — set to a classic holiday tune — parodies the Black Friday mayhem. Annie Leonard wants this video to get a lot of …
Finalists for EthicMark® Advertising Award 2012: Announcement at KnowPhest Festival and Conference in Los Angeles
NEWS RELEASE Finalists for EthicMark® Advertising Award 2012 Announcement at KnowPhest Festival and Conference in Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA — October 13, 2012 – Patagonia and TOMS shoes are the two finalists in the for-profit category for the 2012 EthicMark® Award for advertising that “uplifts the human spirit and …
When and Why Foundations Should Blur the Line Between Profit-making and Charity
A recent New York Times article on program-related investing highlighted the $10 million equity stake the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took in Liquidia Technologies. Some in the foundation world are concerned that the investment blurred the line between profit-making and charity. We and our Braintrust advisor Stephen Viederman say …
Sunlight Foundation Wants You to Check Your Influence
NEW TOOL LETS YOU SEE HOW YOUR EVERYDAY (AND HOLIDAY) SPENDING IMPACTS POLITICS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2010 Contact: Gabriela Schneider 202-742-1520 WASHINGTON, DC – The Sunlight Foundation today launched Checking Influence, a web tool that analyzes your online bank or credit card statement to reveal how your everyday spending …
Change.org 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
November 22 – November 30 THIS WEEK on CHANGE.ORG Change.org’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide Plus: For the Modern-Day Abolitionist • For the Educator • For the Environmentalist • For the Animal Lover • For the Foodie Do you know where “Black Friday” got its name? It refers both to retailers …