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This month’s blog brings us the insights of Mr. Bradley Offman of Mackenzie Investments. Mr. Offman is a sought after speaker in the industry and gives companies of all sizes some good food for thought on the social benefits of thinking creatively with our social investments. “It is part of an overall culture [...] May 17th, 2011 | Tags: Bradley Offman, charitable giving, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, fair trade gifts, Mackenzie Investments, micro enterprise development, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing, Take the ZOE Challenge, volunteering, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Giving, Guest Blogs, Take the ZOE Challenge | Leave a comment
For this final post of the year before a 2 week vacation pause a couple of thoughts on giving. GIVE THE GIFT OF YOU! This season is so crowded, it’s easy to lose track of what’s important to the people who love us. So a simple suggestion that we’ve all heard before….spend real time listening to and [...] EITHER/OR VERSUS BOTH/AND Sometimes we get caught up in either/or thinking. Lots of people have been asking me what I think about The Advent Conspiracy given that our ZOË Challenge advocates for helping those in developing nations by buying gifts that are produced in accordance with fair trade principles. This week’s blog is a summary of my [...] November 30th, 2010 | Tags: charitable giving, christmas gifts, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, economic development, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, fair trade products, Gifts, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, personal gifts, poverty alleviation, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, Take the ZOE Challenge, The Advent Conspiracy, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Giving, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
At ZOË Alliance in many ways we focus on something that is really a very small part of what most people think about – gifts & promo items. With the all consuming demands of business and the broader scope of conferences and events, the giveaways or gifts are usually a fairly small part of the planning [...] September 28th, 2010 | Tags: Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, poverty alleviation, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Giving, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
A FAIR TRADE MOTHER’S DAY Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 9th, and interestingly enough, World Fair Trade Day is May 8th. The coincidence of dates creates a great opportunity for us to honour our mothers and mothers around the world by thinking about where the gifts we choose were made. It’s fairly easy to [...] May 4th, 2010 | Tags: Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, Gifts, International Development, micro enterprise development, Mother's Day Gifts, personal gifts, poverty alleviation, socially responsible gifts, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Giving, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
Canada is having quite a year on the world stage. Our economy and banking system have been recognized internationally because of their performance through the recession and the emerging recovery. We recently hosted and performed very well in the Olympics and Paralympics. (I sincerely thought I might have a heart attack during the [...] March 23rd, 2010 | Tags: economic development, International Development, micro enterprise development, poverty alleviation, zoe alliance | Category: Giving | Leave a comment
I had some time over the holidays to catch up on some reading and one of my absolute favourites is the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In their fall issue, Andrew Natsios wrote an article entitled Public/Private Alliances Transform Aid. If you are a subscriber you can get it online. I am a big fan of USAID and [...] January 12th, 2010 | Tags: Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, gifts for events, Haiti, International Development, job creation, manufacturing outsourcing, poverty alleviation, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Giving, Haiti | Leave a comment
In the spirit of time warps, multiple dimensions and fractured narratives, it seems we could be celebrating Christmas in three places at the same time. Not literally of course, however how fun would it be to think about Mercy in India, The Wiljean’s in Haiti, their teams and families, and us right here at home [...] December 15th, 2009 | Tags: christmas gifts, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, Gifts, Haiti, India, International Development, micro enterprise development, personal gifts, Real Estate Client Gifts, socially responsible gifts, zoe alliance | Category: Giving | Leave a comment
Christmas is a time of year when we gather with family and friends. We usually all come together for a traditional meal, eat too much, hopefully laugh too much, and reconnect with the people closest to us. It turns out that Christmas in the village of Dharmapuri isn’t any different…except for the setting. If you can, [...] December 9th, 2009 | Tags: christmas gifts, fair trade gifts, India, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, socially responsible gifts, sustainable purchasing, zoe alliance | Category: Giving, Out of India | Leave a comment
The best gift I ever gave was one that completely surprised and delighted my husband. He is, like many men, an audiophile. He knows the right sound system, the right speakers, etc…. I on the other hand, do not. Many years ago, I had it in my mind that I should give him new speakers [...] December 1st, 2009 | Tags: Birthday Gifts, charitable giving, christmas gifts, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, Gifts, personal gifts, Real Estate Client Gifts, socially responsible gifts, zoe alliance | Category: Giving, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
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