http://changemakers.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Social Entrepreneurs en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49:10 GMT 2009-11-21T11:49:10Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577895&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:33:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577895&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2009-01-29T00:33:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554063&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 19:26:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554063&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2009-01-05T19:26:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500759&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 21:36:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500759&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace David K. 2008-11-07T21:36:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510304&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 18:56:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510304&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace David K. 2008-11-18T18:56:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524976&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 19:25:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524976&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-12-03T19:25:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416428&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:46:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416428&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-08-08T01:46:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411505&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 21:28:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411505&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-08-01T21:28:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411553&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 22:35:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411553&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-08-01T22:35:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403621&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:22:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403621&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-07-22T01:22:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351444&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 20:28:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351444&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-05-22T20:28:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340273&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Wed, 07 May 2008 01:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340273&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-05-07T01:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257839&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 20:41:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257839&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-02-13T20:41:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242465&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 15:40:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242465&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2008-01-28T15:40:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123941&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 15:13:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123941&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Scott Edward Anderson 2007-09-21T15:13:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107788&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 22:17:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107788&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Scott Edward Anderson 2007-09-05T22:17:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034528&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 19:00:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034528&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Scott Edward Anderson 2007-06-25T19:00:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034724&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 19:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034724&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Population Media Center 2007-06-20T19:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924100&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 16:21:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924100&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Vickie R. 2007-03-05T16:21:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889594&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 20:50:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889594&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2007-01-19T20:50:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889560&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 20:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889560&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2007-01-19T20:04:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976881857&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 22:37:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976881857&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2007-01-10T22:37:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976880844&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 21:12:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976880844&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2007-01-09T21:12:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976868138&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 18:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976868138&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2006-12-22T18:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861326&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 21:02:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976861326&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2006-12-13T21:02:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853450&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 16:24:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853450&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace OneWorld United States 2006-12-04T16:24:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853070&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:11:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853070&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Christopher Weeks 2006-12-04T03:11:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976826691&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Green Weddings: a Big "I Do" for the Planet! White dresses, cakes, bells, rice, flowers, friends and family, gifts and (siiiiiiigh...) true love! Weddings can take quite a toll on your checkbook . . . Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:46:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976826691&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Jonathon D. C. 2006-10-29T20:46:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795603&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 . . . Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:11:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795603&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Scott Edward Anderson 2006-09-18T03:11:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783429&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace One Year After Hurricane Katrina Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems are recovering, but much still needs to be done In the year since Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas across the Gulf of Mexico, . . . Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:18:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783429&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace Jonathon D. C. 2006-08-29T11:18:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778281&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace 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 16:07:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778281&grpId=3659174697239714&nav=Groupspace NRDC staff 2006-08-18T16:07:36Z