http://changemakers.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Social Entrepreneurs en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:37 GMT 2013-05-21T21:41:37Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577895&grpId=3659174697239714 Social entrepreneur Martin Fisher was named the Person of 2008 by OneWorld readers across the planet. In this spirited and insightful dialogue, Fisher challenges long-held orthodoxies on how best to help . . . Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:33:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577895&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2009-01-28T19:33:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554063&grpId=3659174697239714 Use the Comment Section Below to Post Your Questions to Social Entrepreneur Martin Fisher OneWorlders have chosen social entrepreneur Martin Fisher as their Person of 2008. Now's your chance . . . Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:26:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554063&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2009-01-05T14:26:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524976&grpId=3659174697239714 WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (OneWorld) - The finalists for OneWorld's prestigious People of the Year award have been announced, and readers worldwide are being invited to vote for this year's winner. . . . Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:25:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524976&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-12-03T14:25:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510304&grpId=3659174697239714 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomes more than 600 climate change leaders from across the country and around the world today for the opening sessions of the Governors' Global Climate . . . Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:56:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510304&grpId=3659174697239714 David K. 2008-11-18T13:56:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500759&grpId=3659174697239714 And they aren't kidding. Ever hear of peridotite?  According to an article that is scheduled to appear in the November 11th edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [*see . . . Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:36:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500759&grpId=3659174697239714 David K. 2008-11-07T16:36:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416428&grpId=3659174697239714 Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US Tue Aug 5, 7:48 PM ET UNITED NATIONS , Aug 5 (OneWorld) - Aid groups are demanding increased protections for civilians in Afghanistan as fighting continues to escalate . . . Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:46:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416428&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-08-07T21:46:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411553&grpId=3659174697239714 Alison Raphael, OneWorld US Thu Jul 31, 10:11 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30 (OneWorld) - The peace agreements signed in January are unraveling fast in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), . . . Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:35:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411553&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-08-01T18:35:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411505&grpId=3659174697239714 Nicholas Benequista and Jeffrey Allen, OneWorld US Wed Jul 30, 4:43 PM ET ADDIS ABABA, Jul 29 (OneWorld) - Two Nobel Laureate women and actress and activist Mia Farrow are urging African . . . Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:28:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411505&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-08-01T17:28:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403621&grpId=3659174697239714 Nicholas Benequista, OneWorld US Thu Jul 17, 1:47 PM ET ADDIS ABABA, Jul 17 (OneWorld) - A rising tide of violence, intimidation, and harassment is giving aid organizations in the Horn of . . . Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:22:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403621&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-07-21T21:22:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351444&grpId=3659174697239714 Haider Rizvi OneWorld US Wed., May. 21, 2008 NEW YORK, May 21 (OneWorld) - Former presidential hopeful John Edwards has helped launch a campaign aiming to cut poverty in half in . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351444&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-05-22T16:28:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340273&grpId=3659174697239714 Haider Rizvi OneWorld US Tue., May. 6, 2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its . . . Tue, 06 May 2008 21:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340273&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-05-06T21:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257839&grpId=3659174697239714 Molly Melching and the women of Malicounda Bambara celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the village's decision to abandon the practice of FGC. © Tostan . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:41:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257839&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-02-13T15:41:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242465&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld's People of 2007 have been announced! The eight finalists were chosen from nominations made by OneWorlders across the globe and represent some of the most inspiring and innovative efforts . . . Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:40:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242465&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2008-01-28T10:40:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123941&grpId=3659174697239714 One of our favorite business entrepreneurs/bloggers/authors (The Art of the Start), Guy Kawasaki, interviews one of our favorite chroniclers of social entrepreneurship (How to Change the World) and microfinance (The . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:13:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123941&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2007-09-21T11:13:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107788&grpId=3659174697239714 Time Magazine (US edition) features an article on national service, volunteering, and creating change.  Inside is a related story on several social change leaders, including Wendy Kopp from Teach . . . Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:17:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107788&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2007-09-05T18:17:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034528&grpId=3659174697239714 Bill Drayton, the founder and CEO of Ashoka, which offers venture capital for social entrepreneurs, was recently featured on the PBS program NOW.  Here's a link to a Podcast version of the interview, . . . Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:00:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034528&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2007-06-25T15:00:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034724&grpId=3659174697239714 By Bill Ryerson  A startling analysis of the numerous global problems caused by population growth concisely itemizes the various problems facing the planet and presents extensively referenced evidence . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034724&grpId=3659174697239714 Population Media Center 2007-06-20T15:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924100&grpId=3659174697239714 Dear Friend, I hope that the New Year met you and yours in the best of spirits and in the best of health. I am writing to inform of an exciting opportunity to give young Sierra Leoneans a voice and a . . . Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:21:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924100&grpId=3659174697239714 Vickie R. 2007-03-05T11:21:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889594&grpId=3659174697239714 Last year millions of people in many countries lost their lives as a result of wars, violence, disease, and hunger, yet the major television networks in the United States did not tell their stories to . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:50:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889594&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2007-01-19T15:50:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889560&grpId=3659174697239714 Over half the 1.1 billion people projected to join the world's population over the next quarter century could live in under-served urban slums, warns a report released today by an environmental and . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889560&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2007-01-19T15:04:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976881857&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld's People of 2006 have been announced! The eight finalists were chosen from nominations made by OneWorlders across the globe and represent some of the most inspiring and innovative . . . Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:37:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976881857&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2007-01-10T17:37:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976880844&grpId=3659174697239714 We invite everyone to participate in a live online chat with one of the finalists for OneWorld's People of 2006, Al Santoli, founder and president of Asia America Initiative, on Thurs., Jan. 18 . . . Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:12:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976880844&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2007-01-09T16:12:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976868138&grpId=3659174697239714 The richest 2 percent of adults in the world own more than half the world's wealth, according to a new study released by the Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the . . . Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976868138&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2006-12-22T13:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861326&grpId=3659174697239714 Who do you think should be OneWorld's "Person of 2006"? Maybe it's someone who was working at the grassroots to bring change to their community or their country. Maybe someone working . . . Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:02:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861326&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2006-12-13T16:02:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853450&grpId=3659174697239714 In conjunction with Perspectives E-zine Farm to Table, we invite everyone to participate in a live online chat with Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at Worldwatch Institute on Tuesday, December 5, 2-3 . . . Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:24:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853450&grpId=3659174697239714 OneWorld United States 2006-12-04T11:24:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853070&grpId=3659174697239714 Microfinance at Gather Microfinance at Wikipedia Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we drove the family from Minnesota to Missouri to visit both sets of (grand)parents.  At Thanksgiving dinner, a . . . Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:11:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853070&grpId=3659174697239714 Christopher Weeks 2006-12-03T22:11:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795603&grpId=3659174697239714 Terrain: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments has just published my article on Storytelling and Social Entrepreneurs in their latest issue, No. 19: The Music of It All. In "Telling . . . Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:11:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795603&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-09-17T23:11:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778281&grpId=3659174697239714 In the summer issue of OnEarth, NRDC's quarterly  magazine, there's a great short essay on the subject of the words "environmentalist," "environmentalism," and the "environment." . . . Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:07:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778281&grpId=3659174697239714 NRDC staff 2006-08-18T12:07:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976765055&grpId=3659174697239714 Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, the leading organization investing in social entrepreneurs, has recognized a conundrum. On the one hand the citizen sector has been growing at a rate of two and . . . Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:45:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976765055&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-07-05T23:45:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976763928&grpId=3659174697239714 I've just created a Squidoo lens called Changemakers. It is designed to be a resource to social entrepreneurs, their fans, and for those seeking to apply business principles and acumen to making social . . . Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:49:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976763928&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-06-30T23:49:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762600&grpId=3659174697239714 When it comes to shopping I'm a mercenary.  I am a woman and I love to shop – I am a connoisseur of stuff.  Make all the gender based assumptions you want.  I approach shopping . . . Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:58:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762600&grpId=3659174697239714 Lisa Westerfield 2006-06-25T16:58:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762674&grpId=3659174697239714 Diverting from the path of definitions a bit, I want to muse on what I see as the trouble with microfinance. In short, it's the same trouble I'm having these days with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) . . . Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:19:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762674&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-06-26T00:19:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762372&grpId=3659174697239714 Communicate. Come unique eat. Under stand slow. Over stand ride . Others we need meet... Aways risk be meat. Building  in mirror of others Attack  himage Mammals we are. Mammal...Angels.. . . . Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:47:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762372&grpId=3659174697239714 Mario Grenier 2006-06-24T08:47:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976761631&grpId=3659174697239714 More definitions. Microfinance is "one of the most promising and cost-effective tools in the fight against global poverty," according to Jonathan Morduch, chair of the UN Expert Group on Poverty . . . Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:10:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976761631&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-06-21T00:10:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976761314&grpId=3659174697239714 Those of you who have read my blog, The Green Skeptic know that I have been searching for and sharing stories of people, organizations, companies, methods, and models for profound social change. You may . . . Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:05:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976761314&grpId=3659174697239714 Scott Edward Anderson 2006-06-19T22:05:17Z