1.2 billion people already know. They live in areas of physical water scarcity.
What’s it like when the annual rains that have nourished your crops for generations don’t ever come?
The majority of the world’s rural poor know. They are smallholder farmers that
rely on rainfall for survival. They work with hand tools and are without [...]
World Water Day, March 22, is fast approaching. In much of the developed world water scarcity is not a daily concern. But for much of the world it is a stark reality. According to the U.N. there are upwards of 1.2 billion people living in areas of physical water scarcity while one in three people [...]
When you read the words “stock exchange” what images come to mind? I see white men in suits; tall buildings with lots of glass; the screaming and shouting of swarming bodies thrashing their hands in the air; computer screens; brightly lit numbers increasing and decreasing. People are making and losing thousands, even millions of dollars [...]
ChangeXchange launcher N2E is welcoming autumn with two fun events. Come out and support energy independence and meet the social innovators behind N2E!
Saturday, October 24th, 7-10pm: Celebrate the International Day of Climate Action with a rock band, belly dancers, and free beer at the Green Drop Garage in Portland, OR. Suggested cover of $3.50. Part of the [...]
Springboard and ShoreBank Pacific are planning a conference in 2010 to open a dialogue for Portland on social investing and social profit. What are the trends, strategies, tools, and concepts that are moving into this space, and what are the results. How do we measure and talk about social profit? Who is the new audience? [...]
At SoCap I met Tamzin, the woman who launched SASIX, the amazing South Africa Social Investment Exchange. Really the first of its kind in the world. ChangeXchange is modeled after it, with some differences, but remains true to the idea that social investing is real, and social returns are tangible returns.
At SoCap, the discussions were [...]
