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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
Haiti is a place where there is hope, renewal and growth. These are three words that would not be the first to pop to mind when the topic of Haiti comes up. And yet this month’s update from Brian Stout, the US Director of Open Door Haiti, is filled with the evidence of all three. [...] April 19th, 2011 | Tags: access to markets, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Decor Game Sets, economic development, Executive Gifts, fair trade gifts, Game Boards, International Development, job creation, Lunch Bags, micro enterprise development, Open Door Haiti, poverty alleviation, Promotional Lunch Bags, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing, Take the ZOE Challenge, Wooden Game Sets, zoe alliance | Category: Guest Blogs, Haiti | Leave a comment
“…But I say courage is not the abnormal. Not the marvelous act. Not Macbeth with fine speeches….Not the surprise. The amazed understanding. The marriage, not the month’s rapture. Not the exception. The beauty that is of many days. Steady and clear. It is the normal excellence of long accomplishment.” Jack Gilbert This quotation is [...] March 4th, 2011 | Tags: economic development, Haiti, India, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Haiti, Out of India, Take the ZOE Challenge | Leave a comment
Things are on the move in Dharmapuri, India. Mercy and Vinci Imondi, and Janet Rogers have long been working toward establishing a medical clinic in the small village to serve the over 400 families in the vicinity. It’s a significant milestone with big implications for the health and vitality of the community. Implications for health because [...] February 15th, 2011 | Tags: economic development, International Development, micro enterprise development, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, Take the ZOE Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Out of India | Leave a comment
At ZOË we have been consistently blogging and making use of the various ways in which we can communicate with those who are interested in our movement for almost 2 years now. It’s hard to believe it has been that long and it’s even harder to believe how many of you have joined with us [...] January 18th, 2011 | 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, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Take the ZOE Challenge | Leave a comment
INTRODUCING…EQUITAS! Every day at ZOË seems to bring exciting new developments! Today we have the privilege of introducing you to Grow. Grow is a social enterprise in Ottawa, Canada that provides training and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities. Two of their projects include wood and pottery shops, and we are delighted that the teams working in [...] December 7th, 2010 | Tags: Business Card Holder, COASTERS, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Hand Made Pottery Coasters, job creation, micro enterprise development, Social Responsibility, socially responsible gifts, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Canada, Corporate Social Responsibility | Leave a comment
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
Recently, I’ve come to a greater appreciation for the importance of how we define ourselves and others. It was all triggered by the new partnership we just launched in Ottawa with Grow, a social enterprise that employs adults with disabilities in various services and product based initiatives. Launching the product was easy and went live on [...] November 23rd, 2010 | Tags: Business Card Holders, Canadian Social Enterprise, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Hand Made Gifts, job creation, micro enterprise development, Pottery Coasters, Social Responsibility, socially responsible gifts, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Canada, Corporate Social Responsibility | Leave a comment
Ro Wyman and Bill Wyman posted a thoughtful blog on HBR last week with this title. As someone who breathes and lives in this space of effecting social change I thought their post was worth highlighting. Whether it’s health issues, micro-finance, “crowd funding”, or whatever the next craze is that will capture the attention of the [...] November 16th, 2010 | Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Harvard Business Review, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
This week we follow the storyline of impact created by a simple decision. A small decision that didn’t take much time for one person however substantially improved the life of another and her entire family. It all began with a large financial services client who was planning a fall conference for their associates. Like many of [...] November 9th, 2010 | Tags: Corporate Gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, economic development, Executive Gifts, Fair Trade, fair trade gifts, Guatemala, International Development, job creation, micro enterprise development, personal gifts, poverty alleviation, Social Responsibility, socially responsible gifts, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing, Take the ZOE Challenge, The ZOË Challenge, think bigger than fair trade, Think Bigger Than Fair Trade Challenge, zoe alliance | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Thinking Bigger Than Fair Trade | Leave a comment
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