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Taking a little hiatus »

Sorry for the radio silence, but I have been swamped and sick since my return from Florida in early March. I have finally given in and started antibiotics and hopefully will be feeling better soon. Stay tuned and hopefuly The Social Age will be up and running again soon.

Social Entrepreneurship Makes it To the NY Times Op-Ed Page »

I’m constantly amazed at the human desire for stasis. The slow-burn growth of the world’s acceptance of the “social entrepreneurship” movement (in the media, academia and business-world) is in direct opposition to the actual growth in the amount of work and money being dedicated to the work of these incredible agents of change.
Perhaps today is […]

What To Do With All That Food »

I went to an event recently where there was a lovely spread of cheeses, breads, dips and other yummy hors d’oeuvres. At the end of the reception, the staff started cleaning up and I asked what they did with all of the left over food. The answer, as most of you already know, is […]

New Profit’s Gathering of Leaders & Your Seek:Sought Ratio »

I recently returned from The Gathering of Leaders, an event by and for social entrepreneurs hosted by New Profit Inc. It is truly an honor to be included in this event. For three days, from 7:30am - 10pm, I was in the presence of really amazing agents of change. Folks from CityYear, CitizenSchools, YearUp, Prison […]

America Forward »

Tomorrow I’m heading to Miami for The Gathering of Leaders, an annual event put on by New Profit Inc., that brings social entrepreneurs and leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors together for 3 days of brainstorming and action planning about how to accelerate widespread social change in the world. One of the things […]