Twenty-five years ago my Dad was still alive and the world felt like a different place, even though it wasn’t. Twenty-five years ago, he took me with him to a conference at which he was a speaker. It was the first Social Venture Network conference (SVN). And thanks to my Dad, I was there. What SVN showed me over the 25 intervening years of watching businesses and people grow, and succeed, some failing, some dying, but all leaving a good mark on the earth, was that IT IS POSSIBLE. Anything was and is possible. So it is fitting that I am bringing my daughter this year to the 25th anniversary conference.
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The Future of Agriculture:
Triple-Bottom-Line Beauty
by guest blogger Alberto Gonzalez. Finally, a business model that is not only centered on profits, but also on social and environmental impacts. It’s a triple-bottom-line business model: profit-driven, people-focused, and environmentally responsible. And it’s amazingly successful.
Video from the MPA Summit
Yesterday I spoke on a panel at the Magazine Publishers of America’s Innovation Summit. Here’s a clip: Related Posts:Goodbye Gourmet MagazinePrevention Magazine and the New (Print) Health Revolution10 Not so Obvious Things You Need to Be a Real (Good) Leader
Goodbye Gourmet Magazine
In the magazine business, we are used to hearing about magazines launching and shutting down all the time. Still, when you hear of a magazine’s demise, it deserves a moment of silence with the secret thought: “There but for the grace of God, go I.” But when you hear about Conde Nast closing Gourmet magazine…well, […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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