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  • Posted in: Blog on November 11, 2009


    Kiva’s Birthday Celebration Recap

    On the heels of Kiva’s big announcement of hitting $100 Million dollar in raised funds, they also turned 4 and had a wonderful birthday celebration. Over 700+ people attended the sold-out bash co-presented by The Hub Bay Area, The David Brower Center, and GOOD, and at the beautiful Brower Center space in Berkeley.

    Hundreds of social enterprise organizations were represented at the event, fostering countless conversations and connections valuable to all attendees. The growing interest and emergence of…


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  • Posted in: Blog on November 11, 2009


    No Impact Man at UCLA November 17th

    Next Tuesday November 18th, The UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, Melnitz Movies, International Documentary Association and the UCLA Institute of the Environment will screen No Impact Man.

    No Impact Man
    James Bridges Theater, UCLA
    November 17th, 7:30 PM
    Free, Parking $10 in Lot 3

    Author Colin Beavan, in research for his next book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006. A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind…


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  • Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old
    Posted in: Blog on October 26, 2009


    Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old

    GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100 million in microloans, landing them in our GOOD 100 issue. Next Tuesday, join GOOD and Hub Bay Area at The David Brower Center to celebrate Kiva’s 4th birthday. Cheers to another four years!

    Kiva’s Fourth Birthday Party
    Tuesday, November 3
    6:30 p.m. to  9:30 p.m.
    The David Brower Center
    2150 Allston Way
    Berkeley, CA

    There will be live music performances…


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on August 26, 2009


    Back-to-School Summit & 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

    I want to personally invite you to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education at The California Foundation’s Back-to-School Summit on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7:00pm in San Francisco, California.   Our guest speakers and panelists are: The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.; Dr. Julia Hare; Jack O’Connell, the California Superintendent of Public Instruction; Fiona Ma, California Assemblymember; Kim-Shree Maufas, President of the San Francisco Board of Education; Dr. Tony Smith, Superintendent of Oakland Schools;…


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  • Posted in: Blog on June 18, 2009


    Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design

    On Sunday 28 June 2009 at London’s Conway Hall, Alice Rawsthorn (design critic of the International Herald Tribune, columnist for the New York Times and a leading authority on contemporary design) will host a ’sermon’ at The School of Life entitled “Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design”.

    ABOUT the talk:

    The numbers seem nutty. There are 6.5 billion people on this planet, 90 percent of whom can’t afford basic products and services. Half of them don’t have regular access to…


    Read & Discuss
  • GOOD S.F. Mixer, Tuesday Night
    Posted in: Blog on June 11, 2009


    GOOD S.F. Mixer, Tuesday Night

    This Tuesday, June 16, we’re heading back to San Francisco to host a mixer at 111 Minna featuring (ri)1 cocktails, music by J Montag & Eug, our friends from Kiva, Project H Design, Virgance, and more. The event is free and starts at 7 p.m.

    If you plan to attend, please RSVP as space is limited.


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on January 22, 2009


    From the Nation’s Capital

    Tonight, at an event with many of the staffers from the campaign, performances by Arcade Fire and Jay-Z book-ended talks by VP Joe Biden (with Jill at his side), Campaign Manager David Plouffe, and President Barack Obama (with Michelle at his side). There were about four thousand people -- most of them..
    Read & Discuss
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  • Posted in: Blog on November 11, 2009


    Kiva’s Birthday Celebration Recap

    On the heels of Kiva’s big announcement of hitting $100 Million dollar in raised funds, they also turned 4 and had a wonderful birthday celebration. Over 700+ people attended the sold-out bash co-presented by The Hub Bay Area, The David Brower Center, and GOOD, and at the beautiful Brower Center space in Berkeley.

    Hundreds of social enterprise organizations were represented at the event, fostering countless conversations and connections valuable to all attendees. The growing interest and emergence of…


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on November 11, 2009


    No Impact Man at UCLA November 17th

    Next Tuesday November 18th, The UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, Melnitz Movies, International Documentary Association and the UCLA Institute of the Environment will screen No Impact Man.

    No Impact Man
    James Bridges Theater, UCLA
    November 17th, 7:30 PM
    Free, Parking $10 in Lot 3

    Author Colin Beavan, in research for his next book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006. A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind…


    Read & Discuss
  • Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old
    Posted in: Blog on October 26, 2009


    Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old

    GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100 million in microloans, landing them in our GOOD 100 issue. Next Tuesday, join GOOD and Hub Bay Area at The David Brower Center to celebrate Kiva’s 4th birthday. Cheers to another four years!

    Kiva’s Fourth Birthday Party
    Tuesday, November 3
    6:30 p.m. to  9:30 p.m.
    The David Brower Center
    2150 Allston Way
    Berkeley, CA

    There will be live music performances…


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on August 26, 2009


    Back-to-School Summit & 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

    I want to personally invite you to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education at The California Foundation’s Back-to-School Summit on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7:00pm in San Francisco, California.   Our guest speakers and panelists are: The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.; Dr. Julia Hare; Jack O’Connell, the California Superintendent of Public Instruction; Fiona Ma, California Assemblymember; Kim-Shree Maufas, President of the San Francisco Board of Education; Dr. Tony Smith, Superintendent of Oakland Schools;…


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on June 18, 2009


    Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design

    On Sunday 28 June 2009 at London’s Conway Hall, Alice Rawsthorn (design critic of the International Herald Tribune, columnist for the New York Times and a leading authority on contemporary design) will host a ’sermon’ at The School of Life entitled “Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design”.

    ABOUT the talk:

    The numbers seem nutty. There are 6.5 billion people on this planet, 90 percent of whom can’t afford basic products and services. Half of them don’t have regular access to…


    Read & Discuss
  • GOOD S.F. Mixer, Tuesday Night
    Posted in: Blog on June 11, 2009


    GOOD S.F. Mixer, Tuesday Night

    This Tuesday, June 16, we’re heading back to San Francisco to host a mixer at 111 Minna featuring (ri)1 cocktails, music by J Montag & Eug, our friends from Kiva, Project H Design, Virgance, and more. The event is free and starts at 7 p.m.

    If you plan to attend, please RSVP as space is limited.


    Read & Discuss
  • Posted in: Blog on January 22, 2009


    From the Nation’s Capital

    Tonight, at an event with many of the staffers from the campaign, performances by Arcade Fire and Jay-Z book-ended talks by VP Joe Biden (with Jill at his side), Campaign Manager David Plouffe, and President Barack Obama (with Michelle at his side). There were about four thousand people -- most of them..
    Read & Discuss
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