March 2011
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2011 StartingBloc, Boston Institute Launch Party -...
Sunday, March 20, 7 PM - 9:30 PM Spend an evening meeting young emerging social innovators and celebrating the newest class of StartingBloc Fellows in 2011! Meet tomorrow’s most influential leaders- the latest group of Fellows to join the StartingBloc community. They are from five countries and twenty U.S. states. They work in finance, design, entertainment, education, and health. And...
Mar 8th
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December 2010
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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy -... →
Dec 22nd
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Carbonite's CEO reflects on The Hub of... →
This is what Justin and I are highlighting when we started “Do Gooder Drinks!”
Dec 22nd
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November 2010
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Do Gooders' Official Launch Party, Co-hosted by... →
Do Gooders, StartingBloc Boston and Venture Cafe - Uniting People with Dreams with People with Resources                                           Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET) You must RSVP - Space is limited and going fast!!! Heard a lot about “Do Gooder Drinks,” but haven’t been able to make it out to one of our weekly happy hours?  Are you...
Nov 12th
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Admitted! Getting into Top Graduate Programs →
Admitted! Getting into Top Graduate Programs Workshop by Debra Woog of MBA Navigator Boston, MA 6:00 - 9:00 PM Nov 11, 2010   Thinking about grad school? Applying this round?   StartingBloc has the perfect workshop to make sure you land in the program of your choice. Whether you are in the process of submitting your application or just starting to prepare, join us on November 11 and get direct...
Nov 10th
ATTN: The next two Do Gooder Drinks have been...
Hi Do Gooders: FYI, Justin and I have decided to cancel the next two Do Gooder Drinks, as we ramp up for our Official Launch Party on November 18th at Venture Cafe at the Cambridge Innovation Center, in Kendall Square.  Specific details, a sign-up and more will be forthcoming in the next week. The Launch Party will be an amazing time to learn more about Do Gooder Drinks, Venture Cafe, The...
Nov 1st
October 2010
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Oct 29th
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Stay tuned for an announcement regarding our Official Launch Party!
Oct 28th
Another great Do Gooder Drinks...stay tune for...
Met some amazing people tonight - all doing truly awesome stuff.  Also, I’m a very proud pappa tonight - 4 baby Jumbos attended the past 2 weeks.  I am impressed. Do Gooders Unite!
Oct 28th
Heinemann Microgrants for Teachers  →
About This Microgrant Applications for this microgrant should present project ideas to use technology in the classroom to engage students in learning activities or increase collaboration between educators. Project ideas for this grant may involve any of the following technologies: Digital devices (whiteboards, handheld computers/PDAs, video/audio recorders, etc…) Websites and/or...
Oct 27th
Do Gooder Drinks - TONIGHT, Rain or Shine!
RSVP at http://dogooderdrinks.eventbrite.com/ and follow us on Tumblr and Twitter!! Join us at OM Restaurant I Lounge Every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm Spread the word.  The network grows with your help.  Do Gooders Unite!!
Oct 27th
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Melinda French Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola.  Amazing…
Oct 21st
Oct 21st
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Do Gooder Drinks TONIGHT!!
RSVP at http://dogooderdrinks.eventbrite.com/ and follow us on Tumblr and Twitter!! Join us at OM Restaurant I Lounge Every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm Spread the word.  The network grows with your help.  Do Gooders Unite!!
Oct 20th
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Oct 20th
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Oct 19th
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Bay State entrepreneurs are swinging for the... →
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. - “Listening to Governor Deval Patrick address venture capitalists this month, something bugged me. In comparing Massachusetts entrepreneurs and investors to their California counterparts, the governor said chief executives of big tech companies like EMC and Cisco have told him that we: ■Are too insular. ■Don’t give...
Oct 18th
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Summit Series gathered 750 young leaders in the nation’s capital. This is what happened…
Oct 18th
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Oct 18th
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All Day Buffet - Live Stream! →
The Feast Conference gathers the world’s greatest innovators from across industries and society to empower, inspire and engage each other in creating world-shaking change.
Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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Bonus footage: Kiva’s Shah expands on his next 5-year plan:
Oct 15th
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Kiva President On The Next 5 Years And Why Zynga Is Their Biggest Rival (TCTV)
Oct 15th
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Support a School to Win Up to a $50,000 Grant →
Voting is up to you now! You can vote every day between now and November 1, 2010 for the program you think will make the biggest difference. Nominated schools have the chance to win a $50,000 grant or one of three $20,000 grants. Don’t stop with your vote—be sure to tell all your friends too!
Oct 14th
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MassTLC Innovation 2010 unConference →
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 8:00am - 4:30pm World Trade Center Boston, One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA The Innovation 2010 unConference is quickly approaching. Register now for general admission to the 2010 Innovation unConference and join our rosters of experts and sponsored entrepreneurs to organically shape the agenda the day of the event. Join us the night before for the new “Anything But...
Oct 14th
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CityOne: A Smarter Planet game →
Think you know what it takes to make the energy systems that serve a city more efficient? Given the opportunity, could you make the city’s water cleaner and more plentiful, its banks more robust and customer-centric and its retail stores more innovative?
Oct 14th
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Oct 14th
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How Anna Elliot's Bamyan Media Used Reality TV to... →
Anna Elliot [Echoing Green Fellow] is no fan of mainstream reality TV. And her show, Dream and Achieve, which used the popular entertainment genre as a vehicle for social change, was no Jersey Shore…
Oct 13th
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Application for the 2011 Institutes for Social... →
Applications for the 2011 Fellowship are now open, and we’ve just extended the deadline! Click here to start your application now. Youʼll be asked to submit a resume and two short (250 word) essays in addition to the usual bio-data. The application fee is $25 for students and $40 for young professionals. Learn more about the application process and Fellowship experience in our FAQ...
Oct 13th
Brew Boston (@BREWBoston) →
BREWBoston is intended to celebrate the robust ecosystem that exists in Greater Boston for conceiving, launching, and building great companies. http://www.brewboston.org/
Oct 13th
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PopTech is a unique innovation network – a global community of cutting-edge leaders, thinkers, and doers from many different disciplines, who come together to explore the social impact of new technologies, the forces of change shaping our future, and new approaches to solving the world’s most significant challenges. We are known for our thriving community of thought-leaders, breakthrough...
Oct 13th
Michelle Rhee Resigns as D.C. Schools Chancellor →
Wow.  Michelle Rhee, the public schools chancellor of the District of Columbia who drew attacks from unions for firing more than 200 teachers, mostly over student performance, has resigned, effective at the end of the month.
Oct 13th
Business School Deans on the Future →
Business School Deans talk about sustainability, social entrepreneurship, Net Impact and path bending leadership!
Oct 13th
Do Gooder Drinks and Unreasonable Institute Team...
Do Gooder Drinks is happy to be teaming up with the awesome people at Unreasonable Institute for this week’s happy hour for changemakers!  See you at Om Restaurant and Lounge, in Cambridge! Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm. http://dogooderdrinks.eventbrite.com
Oct 12th
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Do Gooder Drinks - Wednesday Night, 10/13/10
Go Beyond the Chatter and Hype - Do Gooders Unite! Whether you are an aspiring social entrepreneur, college student, non- profit staffer, CSR enthusiast, philanthropist, C-level executive, venture capitalist, angel investor, thought leader or researcher, sometimes it is good to cut through all the chatter and white noise. Do Gooder Drinks gives you an opportunity to take a step back from it all,...
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