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By Reid on 16 March 2010
I stumbled upon this great trailer for a documentary about indie folk pop band Blind Pilot this morning, and was utterly delighted. I popped over to itunes and grabbed their latest record without listening to a single preview, and after my third full listen in two days I’m happy to say it’s wonderful. They went on [...]
By Reid on 20 January 2010
Organization: Save Our Seas Foundation Website: http://www.saveourseas.com/ Thoughts: It’s clean and simple. Nice dramatic lead at the top of the page, followed by project breakdowns, and further by more news. I like a website that leads with big and broad and continually breaks down into more detail as you scroll. Organization: Half The Sky Website: http://halftheskymovement.org Thoughts: The clouds are [...]
By Reid on 09 December 2009
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what inspires me. It wasn’t a conscious decision, but I’m noticing that I’ve surrounded myself with inspiring people. It seems that everywhere I look there is someone kicking off a small business, teaching today’s youth, or making beautiful art. That kind of creation makes me want to get [...]
By Reid on 29 November 2009
Nuru is intriguing new development project that is dedicated to eliminating extreme poverty throughout the world. It was started in september of 2008 by Jake Harriman, who attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served over 7 years in the Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Commander and a Special Operations Platoon Commander. This provides the [...]
By Reid on 24 November 2009
The Copenhagen World Climate Conference is rapidly approaching, and news surrounding climate change is all over the media. I know that climate change is an issue that is divisive for a lot of folks. Over the past decade we’ve seen the issue become more and more politicized. Hopenhagen is trying encourage people to rally around [...]
By Reid on 14 November 2009
Stoked Mentoring is a non-profit action sports organization for at risk youth with the mission of developing successful teens with opportunity, knowledge, experience, and determination through the use of action sports, mentoring and coaching. Mentees are matched with three different mentors throughout the year who coach them on a seasonal basis as skate mentors, surf mentors [...]
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