Posted by Adriana Dakin, Communications Strategist and Amy Wachler Communications Associate on August 31, 2007
The Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp connects social innovators with knowledge and resources on how to start and run a vibrant organization — and proves the Bay Area continues to lead the country in sustainable solutions.
The exhibit hall at the August 18 conference at UC Berkeley was the place to be for networking — with about 40 nonprofit and business tables, it was packed throughout the day. I was working at the Young Women Social Entrepreneurs,
Posted by Michael Stein, Senior Internet Strategist on July 16, 2007
As a professional Internet strategist I read articles, keep up on my blog feeds, and subscribe to listservs to stay current on trends with blogging, analytics, viral marketing and Web 2.0. But I learn the most about blogging by building blogs for organizations. There’s nothing quite as tangible as having to figure out the most basic issues with blogging,
Posted by Adriana Dakin, Communications Strategist and Amy Wachler Communications Associate on July 9, 2007
Lauren Travis is Founder and Director of Women of the World Exchange (WOW), a cultural exchange and leadership development program for young professional women. She is also an intern at Wells Fargo and an MBA candidate at the University of San Francisco. I recently talked with her about her life and career in order to share inspiration, successes, and lessons learned with other young mission-driven women.
Posted by Adriana Dakin, Communications Strategist and Amy Wachler Communications Associate on March 27, 2007
Recently, my Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (YWSE) colleague Tania Hurter and I interviewed Niko Everett. At 31, she is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Girls for a Change. Awards and honors include the Draper Richards Foundation fellowship for social entrepreneurs in 2007, one of the “40 Under 40” up and comers in the Silicon Valley by The Silicon Valley Business Journal, and KQED Local Hero (Women’s History Month).
Posted by Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer on December 5, 2006
Last week over Thanksgiving, my family and I flew from Oakland to Guadalajara and drove to Tapalpa, Jalisco the next day. Tapalpa, in Western Central Mexico in the Sierra Madre Occidental region, has stunning views of the mountain range. An active volcano spurts white puffs of steam into the crisp blue sky.
