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  Tiffany von Emmel 4:11 am on February 28, 2007 Permalink
  Tags: balle, conference (10), event (10), sf bay area (4)   

  BALLE conference, UC Berkeley, May 31-June 2, 2007 

  Let's BALLE! Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, is an international alliance of independently operated local business networks with more than 12,000 members dedicated to building Local Living Economies. BALLE envisions a sustainable global economy made up of Local Living Economies that build long-term economic empowerment and prosperity through local business ownership, economic justice, cultural diversity, and environmental stewardship.

   

  The lineup of speakers is ballecious…

  • Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers

  • Bo Burlingham, Inc. Magazine; author, Small Giants

  • Michael Dimock, Roots of Change Fund

  • Malaika Edwards, People's Grocery

  • Laury Hammel, Longfellow Clubs, author, Growing Local Value

  • Paul Hawken, Natural Capital Institute

  • Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation

  • Van Jones, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

  • David Korten, Yes! Magazine, author, The Great Turning

  • Winona LaDuke, Native Harvest

  • Michelle Long, Sustainable Connections of NW Washington

  • Jeff Mendelsohn, New Leaf Paper

  • Joanne Neft, Placer Grown

  • Denise O’Brien, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Candidate 2006

  • Paul Saginaw, Zingerman’s Delicatessen

  • Simran Sethi, Ethical Markets

  • Don Shaffer, BALLE, Comet Skateboards

  • Michael Shuman, author, The Small-Mart Revolution

  • Jack Stack, SRC Holdings, author, The Great Game of Business

  • Judy Wicks, White Dog Cafe

  For conference info, visit BALLE, livingeconomies.org

   

   

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  Tiffany von Emmel 4:48 am on February 22, 2007 Permalink
  Tags: networks (3), social design and social software (2), Social Entrepreneurship (5), web (4)   

  self organizing for the world 

  Idealist.org is a creative intersection for networking for good. Their open business model is inspiring and innovative. The site connects up people, projects and over 65,000 organizations worldwide that are making a difference. Here, you’ll find their powerful search tool.

  You can start up meetings for a better world somewhere in the world via Idealist. Currently, there is an initiative to create a global network, that you can help grow. In the last month, there have been 300 meetings in 70 countries. In March, there will be a second round of meetings. Check out this lively video clip of the meeting in New York:

  For information on Idealist.org’s initiative…