Social Impact Ideas for your Next Event

As a nice alternative to reading, this month’s blog share a quick 5 minute video report that explores the many ways that the Meetings Industry can incorporate social impact into their events and who benefits as a result. Lots of ideas inside, from flowers from local shops that employ adults with disabilities, to print services, [...]

RIO +20 - Poverty Report Card & What Your Biz Can Do

Twenty years ago global leaders began gathering to set shared goals to address the critical needs of our planet, which resulted in the UN Millennium Development Goals, UN Declaration on Human Development, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Agenda 21 and a host of other global agreements with shared goals addressing poverty, the [...]

The Meetings Industry: CSR - What We Must, Should & Can Do

“Every meetings organization, irrespective of size, scale or scope, is linked to the global marketplace – and that marketplace is increasingly engaged with CSR.”MPI Green Power: Fuel for Change, Supplement to January 2012 CSR Report.

ZOË Alliance just became a new member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and I am excited to have recently [...]

Guatemala Trip Report - Challenged & Inspired

ZOË Alliance has been working with the team at Asociación Hogares Internacionales Para Ninos for just over two years and we all got together in Guatemala this past February to review our progress, and to work on some key areas to ensure growth in the impact of this collaboration. This month’s blog is our trip [...]

Video Blog Update Straight from the Village

For this month’s blog, we bring you a video blog update with Mercy Abraham Imondi, the Managing Trustee and leader of Mahalir Aran Trust and our partners in India.  Enjoy!

A BRIEF BACKGROUND FOR CONTEXT

India, while a prospering and growing nation, continues to be home to 40% of the world’s poor [...]

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 [...]

The Little Movement That Could

This year has been one of fortifying the foundation of our work, deepening the impact, and growing participation in the movement.  Read on for a year end glimpse into some of 2011′s highlights and where our sights are set for 2012!

Fortifying the Foundation

This past year has seen each of our four partners grow in [...]

An Update on Our Canadian Project - Ottawa Grow

Christian Horizons is the largest government funded provider of support services to adults with disabilities in Ontario.  The organization serves over 1,500 families and continually evolves their services to meet the changing needs of the people whom they serve.

Micah Elson is the Program Manager at Ottawa Grow, one of their largest employment solutions programs.  One [...]

The Role of Corporations in International Development - Thoughts on TIMS 2011

This past Saturday, I attended the Toronto International Microfinance Summit (TIMS).  It is a gathering of different types of organizations engaged in fighting poverty through microfinance and related efforts. I had been invited by Julie McDowell, Founder of ClearlySo Canada,  to participate in her panel discussion about transforming lives through linking markets.

I have to say [...]

Guatemalan Update - A Glimpse Into Some Great Work!

The ZOË Alliance team has the privilege of working with some truly incredible leaders in each country.  This month’s blog brings us an update directly from the field in Guatemala.  It provides a pretty comprehensive look into their principles, the way in which they engage the communities they serve and some great examples of impact.

UPDATE [...]