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Crowd clout for social and political change

Posted by Springwise in June 24th 2011

Crowd clout can be used by consumers to achieve goals as mundane as cheaper prices or as profound as social change. Aiming squarely at the latter end of the spectrum, Avaaz is a global onli ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Media & Publishing, Non-profit, Social cause

Recycled parking meters collect donations for Montréal’s homeless

Posted by Springwise in June 23rd 2011

If old candy machines can be used to enable guerrilla gardening, then why shouldn't old parking meters be used to help combat homelessness? Such, in fact, is exactly the premise behind the ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: ATM, CDN, Government, Non-profit, Social cause

With every box of dog food, a meal for a homeless pet

Posted by Springwise in June 21st 2011

The “buy one, donate one” initiatives are coming fast and furious. Hard on the heels of our stories about two such efforts targeting children—namely, Happy Blankie and Whitten Grey's ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: food, Happy Blankie, Marketing & Advertising, Non-profit, Social cause

‘Buy one, donate one’ effort lets kids direct the giving

Posted by Springwise in June 20th 2011

“Buy one, give one” initiatives are increasingly common forms of corporate generosity, but it wasn't until recently that we began seeing them involving children. Much the way Happy Blan ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Fashion & Beauty, Happy Blankie, Non-profit, Social cause, onesie, Related Buy

New fashion label only available to those who donate blood

Posted by Springwise in June 19th 2011

Fashionistas love exclusivity, but usually it's all about who you know, or how much you're willing to spend. Creating a twist on limited editions is The Red Rail, a new Dutch fashion label ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Fashion & Beauty, Non-profit, Social cause

Buy one, donate one plush animal blankie

Posted by Springwise in June 18th 2011

Stuffed animals and security blankets tend to be favourite sleeping companions among young children, but the Happy Blankie—one of the cutest innovations we've seen in some time—combines ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Happy Blankie, Non-profit, Social cause, onesie, Related Personalized, Style & Design, USD

RFID tags used to attach stories to charity shop’s donated wares

Posted by Springwise in June 16th 2011

Launched at this year's Future Everything digital arts festival in Manchester, RememberMe is a collaborative project between TOTeM (Tales of Things and Electronic Memory) and Oxfam which in ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Media & Publishing, Non-profit, Social cause, QR, Retail, RFID

Site helps businesses reward consumers for positive actions

Posted by Springwise in June 14th 2011

It's one thing to entreat consumers to change their behaviour for the better, but when corporate rewards are involved, the win-win turns into a win-win-win... or more. Much the way Plus 3 N ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Marketing & Advertising, Non-profit, Social cause, Related Site, USD

Drink maker features socially minded partners on its packages

Posted by Springwise in June 13th 2011

Businesses can give back to the world in many ways, from making one-off donations to innovating new, socially minded solutions of their own. Opting more toward the latter end of the scale, ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: Food & Beverage, making, Non-profit, Social cause, product

Five business ideas focused on babies & new parents

Posted by Springwise in June 12th 2011

Starting a family is such a fundamental part of human life that it's no surprise that babies are an inspiring subject for enterprise and innovation. There's a new idea born every minute ;-) ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: bouquets, enterprise, Lifestyle & Leisure, Non-profit, Social cause, Style & Design, Telecom & Mobile

Tapping the professional skills of micro-volunteers via iPhone and web

Posted by Springwise in June 12th 2011

Much the way Catalista connects would-be volunteers with opportunities by mobile phone, so The Extraordinaries aims to enable “micro-volunteering,” whereby philanthropists with a few mi ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: feed, Non-profit, Social cause, San Francisco, skills, The Extraordinaries

Tapping the crowds for sustainable ideas and funding

Posted by Springwise in June 8th 2011

If crowdsourcing can be used to help tackle economic problems in Ireland—not to mention those of the more personal kind—then why not the global environmental imperative? That, indeed, i ...
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Tags: Eco & Sustainability, entrepreneurs, Globe Forum, Ireland, Non-profit, Social cause

Contest by wearable magazine asks participants to be kind

Posted by Springwise in June 7th 2011

It wasn't too long ago that we wrote about T-Post for a second time—the focus then was its augmented reality t-shirt—yet now here we are covering the innovative company again. The reaso ...
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Tags: Fashion & Beauty, Non-profit, Social cause

Pop-up container clinic boosts health care in Haiti

Posted by Springwise in June 4th 2011

If empty shipping containers can be used to create foldout restaurants and pop-up hotel rooms, then why not pop-up health clinics? Better yet, why not ship those clinics to remote parts of ...
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under: Creative Biz Ideas
Tags: container, Haiti, Non-profit, Social cause

Village rainwater harvesting system stores enough for a year

Posted by Springwise in May 29th 2011

The shortage of clean water in many parts of the world is a topic we've seen addressed on several occasions before—such as by the Hippo Water Roller and the PlayPump, to name just two exa ...
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Tags: Eco & Sustainability, Non-profit, Social cause

Free umbrellas on rainy days aim to inspire kindness

Posted by Springwise in May 26th 2011

Kindness is a goal whose merit few would dispute, which is why we've seen myriad cards, games and even a clothing brand focused on inspiring it. Until recently, however, we hadn't yet come ...
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Tags: Eco & Sustainability, Jim Stewart, Non-profit, Social cause

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