How to Protect Yourself from Nuclear Fallout
Photo:Beige Alert, Creative Commons, Flickr Pakistan, which has a reputation as a politically unstable country, has admitted to nuclear weapons, thus striking fear into the hearts of India’s people.
The 2008 Proxy Voting Preview
Photo:NacRonin47, Creative Commons, Flickr There are many different types of socially conscious investing, but a particularly effective method is proxy voting, where shareholders instigate change from within. Individual investors have the power to influence the way a company or a fund does business. And foundations, especially, can leverage their influence to ensure that the companies…
Top Child Care Programs
National Children's Facilities Network (NCFN) – The National Children’s Facilities Network is a coalition of nonprofit financial and technical assistance intermediaries involved in planning, developing, and financing facilities for low-income child care and Head Start programs. Members come from all areas of the United State, and some are the leading sources of thinking on private-public…
Women and Real Estate Investing
Association of Real Estate Women Domini Social Investments – CDFIs National Children's Facilities Network (disclaimer: I was the chairperson of the Executive Committee) Opportunity Finance Network
Websites that Determine if Your Car is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clean Air Choice Ethanol Cars You Can Buy Now Ethanol or Gas? How Do I Tell if My Vehicle is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle?
More on Social Entrepreneurship
Catherine B. Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship The Stewart Satter Social Entrepreneurship Fund Community Development Venture Capital Fund Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Skoll Foundation Acción Ashoka Women's Venture Fund
Other Evaluations of Money and Happiness
MoviesAffluenza TelevisionPBS Affluenza . . . The Show Newspapers & MagazinesMoney Won't Buy You Happiness – Forbes.comFinancial Freedom – O, The Oprah MagazineStudy: Money Does Not Buy Much Happiness – LiveScience.comSome Dark Thoughts on Happiness – New York MagazineHappiness 101 – The New York Times MagazineHappiness (and how to measure it) – The Economist…
Beauty Products Free of Carcinogenic Parabens and Phthalates
Protect yourself and your loved ones by purchasing beauty products free of parabens and phthalates, chemicals commonly used by the cosmetics industry that BCA reports have been linked to cancer. BCA compiled a list of companies confirming the absence of these harmful substances in their products: Affusion Skin Care Agoo Agii Alexandra Avery Amurie…
Dairy Manufacturers that do not use Recombinant Bovine Growth Harmone (rBGH) in their Products
Buy yogurt, milk, ice cream, and other dairy from manufacturers who do not use recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in their products. BCA provides the following list of dairy products that are free of rBGH: Alta Dena Organics 17637 E. Valley Blvd. City of Industry, CA 91744 626-964-6401 www.altadenadairy.com Berkeley Farms (owned by Dean Farms)…
How to Donate Money in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
If you want to donate money to help in the fight against breast cancer, Breast Cancer Action recommends that you ask the following questions: 1. How much money from each product sold actually goes toward breast cancer? 2. What percentage of the purchase price does this represent? 3. What is the maximum amount that will…
More Products Going to Breast Cancer Efforts
Perhaps they are not targeting the funds wisely, but these products and companies at least pledged to donate all the profits from their special Breast Cancer Awareness Month promotions in 2006:
Websites
The following websites are supporters, writers, or we just plain like them:
Books
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert Green to Gold by Andrew Winston and Daniel Esty Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets by Michele Kahane
Movies
An Inconvenient Truth The Corporation Who Killed the Electric Car? – The Panelist Review by Michelle Haimoff An Unreasonable Man (Ralph Nader Documentary) – The Panelist Review by Michelle Haimoff
New World Foundation
New World Foundation (NWF)’s tips for getting involved with an organization that makes a real difference: 1. Be skeptical: Be skeptical about what you are drawn to first because you will be drawn to people who are the most like you, and these are likely to be people who are least connected to those who…