30 Days Of GOOD
Each month, we challenge our community members to do something that will improve the world around us—and our own lives. Each morning, we will post a challenge on GOOD.is and Twitter, along with a testimonial from someone on the GOOD team who's already completed it. We invite you to complete all 30 mini-challenges with us!
Ask a Lawyer
Practicing lawyer Kenny Ching answers legal questions related to the world of GOOD.
Best of Treehugger
Explore the best posts of the past week from our friends at Treehugger, curated by their editors.
Blinding Science
An ongoing exploration of scientific progress and the nature of good and evil.
Borborygmi
Food columnist Peter Smith collects rumblings from the collective gut, around the dinner table, and across the food world.
Canapés and Kalashnikovs
Fellows from the Truman National Security Project on the ongoing struggle for world peace.
Cities, Rethought
Inside all cities are problem areas that can be optimized and made smarter—improving the function of the metropolis and the lives of its citizens. This series is a look at some of those examples. A GOOD project created in collaboration with IBM.
Dealbreakers
The writers of our Dealbreakers series talk about what it's like to air their dirty laundry.
Design is a Verb
Alissa Walker explores the potential impact of designing for the greater good.
design mind on GOOD
The editors at design mind, the magazine of the global innovation firm frog design, share their ideas on the subject of design and social innovation in healthcare, transportation, energy, education, the environment, social media, and more. Welcome to thoughts from the frog pond.
Designing for Impact
A dizzying number of people write about the use of Facebook, Twitter, email and YouTube—yet few address how to use social technology to create social good. This series draws on insights from Stanford Graduate School of Business where students design campaigns that harness social media for social good.
Diary of a Social Venture Start-up
Entrepreneur Joe Ippolito discusses what it takes to start a social venture business.
Dispatches From Haiti
A continuing series on the devastation and reconstruction of Haiti. As the story fades from the front pages of newspapers and trending topics on Twitter, we will endeavor to provide a continuing look at what is happening on the ground.
Disruptively Green
Michael Keating of the Open Planning Project looks at disruptive innovations—the game-changing technologies and strategies that put entrenched and dated business models out to pasture—and how they can make the world more sustainable.
Equalize This
Education is the social justice issue of our generation, but it extends beyond the four walls of the classroom. Liz Dwyer examines the innovative ideas and change-makers revolutionizing the field and transforming lives.
Film for Thought
Jesse Ashlock explores the intersection of filmmaking and social good.
Following Fair Trade
Behind every product's fair trade label is a story of a journey. This series takes a look at the origins of everyday products like coffee and bananas and shows how fair trade labeling is striving to build a sustainable, humane, and fairer supply system for everyone.
Ford: Edge of Progress
Future Transportation
How will we be getting from point A to point B in the future. GOOD looks at some of the near- and long-term developments that will be shaping the way you move around. In partnership with Beyond the Edge.
Getting Samy out of Burma
Journalist Brian Merchant documents his efforts to get a Burmese refugee resettled in the United States.
GOOD & the Gates Foundation
A collaboration between GOOD and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlighting individuals and organizations making positive change in U.S. education and global health and development.
GOOD Blog
Daily postings from the editors of GOOD.
GOOD Company Project
The GOOD Company Project is our quest to find 40 businesses with between 100 and 1,000 employees that are working better and smarter for a smarter, better world.n
GOOD Education
How can we make sure that everyone can learn the things that will allow them to improve their lives, and the lives of those around them? GOOD and University of Phoenix are working together to support a platform for thought and action around education. Learn more about the relationship here.
GOOD Events
Previews, recaps, invites and information about GOOD events, and, perhaps, other happenings we're interested in.
GOOD Guide to Education Innovation
We examine what education will look like in the future and how learners of all ages will be impacted by innovations in the field.
GOOD Guide to Volunteering
There are limitless ways to match up your passions with your desire to do some good in the world. The GOOD Guide to Volunteering takes you through a few. In partnership with the Hyundai Elantra.
GOOD Ideas for Cities
GOOD Ideas for Cities taps creative problem solvers to tackle real urban challenges and present the solutions at live events across the country.
GOOD Instructions
GOOD Instructions: Smart and easy ways to do things.
Health Myths Debunked
Does garlic really help to combat colds? Does cracking your knuckles actually cause arthritis? With the help of experts in the field, we check to see if scientific data backs up the common myths about health.
Holiday Wish List
Into the GOOD Wide Open
Stories about the great outdoors, and the most interesting things people are doing in them.
Kill Screen on GOOD
The editors of the magazine Kill Screen explore what it means to play games.
Making Good Ideas Happen
Scott Belsky, founder of the Behance network and author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming The Obstacles Between Vision & Reality, offers practical advice on how to be productive.
Making Money and Changing the World
Opportunities and emerging trends compiled by Billy Parish, founder of the Energy Action Coalition, and Dev Aujla, founder of DreamNow, co-authors of an upcoming book on the subject.
No More Dirty Looks
The authors of a book of the same name tell the truth about your beauty products, making your life easier—and safer.
Notes from the Classroom
An ongoing dispatch written by teachers, about their students.
Path to Wellness
Mallika Chopra, founder of Intent.com, inspires an ongoing dialogue about the latest developments and practical tips on health, wellness, and healthy living trends.
People Are Awesome
pop smART
Rebecca McQuigg Rigal explores the interaction between popular culture and good ideas in the arts and design space.
Powering Down
A look at our energy, where it comes from, how we use it, and what you can do to use less of it.
Reasonable People Disagree
Most issues have two sides. In this feature we present them both.
Refresh Everything
A collection of some of our favorite stories from our ongoing collaboration with the Pepsi Refresh Project. Handy how-tos, inspiring profiles, tips for taking action in your community, and more.
Signatures
Anne Trubek on books, literature, reading, and writing.
Social Enterprise
Synthetic Sojourn: The 5 Gyres Outreach Tour
Stiv Wilson, the communications director of the 5 Gyres Project, is on a mission to better understand how plastic ends up in our oceans.
Talking to a Famous Person
GOOD sits down with high-profile nonprofit founders, actors, and everyone in between to discuss how they are using their voices and resources to make a difference.
The Back Garden Project
A GOOD community member works to transform a neglected corner of the city into a healthy garden.
The Chalkboard
The Chalkboard is a series of videos and infographics exploring education in America. It is part of GOOD and University of Phoenix's partnership to foster thought and action around education. Learn more about the relationship here.
The Community Board
This is a place for sharing thoughts and information, making requests, and starting discussions around all things good. To post here, sign up (or sign in) above and you'll find a button on your profile page.
The Data Issue
The Design of Everyday Life
Allison Arieff explores the ways design is inextricably linked to our lives, from the toothbrushes we use to clean our teeth to the roads we drive on to the ever-increasing number of devices from which we consume content.
The Filibuster
Politics blogger Brian Beutler weighs in on what our government is doing (and what it should be doing).
The GOOD List
A weekly feature you can count on.
The GOOD Voter Guide to California
Over the course of the next two weeks, we will be publishing primers about the important items on the ballot in California as part of our GOOD Voter Guide.
The Neighborhoods Issue
For all its benefits, globalization has a cost: a uniformity that is antithetical to what makes our neighborhoods great. We can, however, fight homogeneity and preserve unique communities. Read GOOD Issue 19: The Neighborhoods Issue, here.
The New Ideal
Thoughts on building the clean energy economy of the 21st century and avoiding the worst fates of climate change—by Ben Jervey
The New Orleans Issue
This issue is a salute to all the people—long-time residents and recent transplants—who have worked tirelessly to remake New Orleans and preserve the magic of this enduring icon of a city.
The Next Big Thing
The Rules
Them's the rules
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The [Un]Observed on GOOD
The [Un]Observed is a Radio Magazine of candid conversations and explorations, works in sound, and produced pieces from around the world. We're exploring the intimate, and sometimes surprising, moments of art, culture, and life.
Urban Renaissance
President and CEO of CEOs for Cities Carol Coletta discusses the search for a new American dream.
Walking Distance
Kyla Fullenwider, the founder of the Public Studio, looks at people and initiatives creatively engaging sidewalks, streets, and neighborhoods.
Walking in L.A.
Ryan Bradley heads out on foot to find out what's wrong (and right) with transportation in Los Angeles.
Wordtastic
Language columnist Mark Peters looks at new words, old words, slang, jargon, euphemisms, mistakes, and other aspects of how we talk and write.
