A Village Leader, Social Entrepreneur, Designer, and Marketer walked into a meeting room....

Collaboration is so powerful.  We have all heard Margaret Mead quoted many times, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Well, I’d like to take this blog to tell you about three people.  People just like you and [...]

Ottawa Law Firm Takes Leading Edge CSR to Rural India

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. – A Law Firm that Genuinely Understands and Get’s Results … in the Courtroom and in the Community.

On June 8th, I had the incredible privilege of sitting in a room with three partners of Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall to talk about their recent experience with not only [...]

Are Promotional Products Effective...Wasteful?

It’s summer and our minds have turned to backyard barbeques, the cottage, family vacations, and hopefully a more relaxed pace of life.  At work we usually enjoy a bit of a reprieve in our schedule, lunches on patios with colleagues, or business meetings on the golf course.

If you are in the [...]

Corporations Helping Haiti?

Last week I posted on the positive effects of private/public partnerships in transforming aid and it’s effectiveness citing an example in Haiti where USAID, Unibank and the Pan American Development Foundation teamed up to build schools. That post went live Tuesday morning, later that day at 4:53 pm Haiti experienced a 7.0 earthquake completely devastating [...]

Congratulations - A New Production Unit in India!

In the Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu in southern India, ZOË Alliance is working with two incredible organizations, Mahalir Aran Trust, (MAT), lead by Mercy Abraham Imondi, and VIA Design lead by Janet Rogers.

Janet and Mercy in Krishnagiri

For full background visit http://www.zoealliance.com/en/community_dharmapuri.php)

For the past few years the Flowering Desert Production Unit of MAT has [...]

What is the Secret to Your Success?

In this economy, we could all benefit from knowing the secret to success.  How to ensure positive outcomes even in a difficult or challenging environment.

Family Enjoying Dinner

This is a true story I heard last week that has stuck with me.  I’ve been spending a lot of time with people in the Real Estate sector [...]