Twice in my professional life I have been asked if I was the real deal. The first time was over lunch with a theatrical colleague who I pitched a social justice theater project to, back in my theater directing and…
Social entrepreneur, author, current chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance board, and long time friend and colleague of Vicki’s, David Gaines visits the Impact Out Loud podcast this month for a lively talk about all things social enterprise. In part…
Happy 10th Birthday to us, Prospera Partners! How did ten years fly by? Maybe doing the work you love and loving the work you do really can make it seem like a breeze? Let’s be honest. Ten years is both…
Right now we are all feeling the squeeze of global supply chain constraints and uncertainty. However, we also know that through purchasing awareness and ethical consumption, we can be less affected by these external forces (and more prepared to deal…
Remember Pepsi's tone deaf ad with Kendall Jenner? The Activist feels the same. By now you’ve probably heard that celebrities Usher, Priyanka Chopra and Julianne Hough have signed on to a new reality show/competition series called “The Activist.” From Deadline:…
Have we forgotten everything that just happened in the last year and a half? We experienced a massive halt of life as we knew it. Facing the realities of the pandemic, we stopped the hustle out in the world, but…
So this is happening . . . https://makingchangeatwalmart.org/ I was going to write a long blog post about supporting locally-owned indie businesses on Black Friday and why that’s important for community and the economy but it seems more important right…
This article appeared in the November 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. I hope this letter finds you well. I appreciate you calling me September 4 to tell me that you had not received the final paperwork on the Deed…
This post appeared in the May 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. “This call may be monitored or recorded to ensure quality service.” That’s what I hear every single time I call CitiMortgage (at last count I’ve dialed them 127…