By Reid on 06 December 2009
Though it is known best for its large benefit concerts, Farm Aid has so much more to offer America. For the past 24 years, they have worked to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farming families on their land. Beyond raising money to help farmers, Farm Aid [...]
More than 36 million people are currently on food stamps. The numbers are sure to continue rising before they fall. This article by the New York Times highlights the depth of the problem is far greater than I would have thought.
By Reid on 26 November 2009
The Global Fund for Women is a grant giving operation that gives moeny to women’s organizations around the world. They’ve granted $71 million dollars to 3,800 women’s groups since 1987. I just read through the bio’s of their board and staff and the depth of their organization is immensely impressive. Their group focuses on a number [...]
By Reid on 25 November 2009
I was talking to a friend the other day about how goofy the standards testing for kids in school is. I’ll try not to beat that horse too much here. I’m all for having formalized evaluation of performance. It’s good to know what you’re doing right and what you’re doing wrong. BUT it’s how you [...]
By Reid on 01 November 2009
Here’s my dark dirty secret – I’m a bit of a shopper. I’m a design nut, and a gadget freak, and my wife and I love window shopping. There’s it’s out – I’m definitely a consumer. Here’s another reason I don’t feel too bad about it. I learned about Tom’s Shoes, like many people, from a [...]
By reid on 20 November 2008
So thanks to my brilliant mom - I've been hip to microfinance and following it's growth for the last 10 years. The Grameen Bank is certainly brilliant - but Kiva is paving the way for the future of development finance.
By Reid on 20 November 2008
We strive to be an affordable, accessible, respectful, supportive leader in the provision of reproductive and sexual health care. Located in the heart of St. Paul, Family Tree Clinic has provided low-cost, patient driven health care and education services to men, women and teens since 1971. In addition to our medical clinic, we provide innovative community [...]
Here are a handful of great organizations that publish stories that you won't hear elsewhere. Check em out.
