Julie Ma

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Battleship Brooklyn: Mini Armada Attacks Superfund Site With Cameras

The Newtown Creek Armada explores the murky, polluted depths of a Brooklyn Superfund site with remote-controlled mini boats.

Julie Ma

Sep 19, 2012

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Deep Pockets: Free Money Day Brings Radical Generosity To a Sidewalk Near You

You don't need to be a bank robber to shower strangers with no-strings-attached cash.

Julie Ma

Sep 17, 2012

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Hopscotch Detroit: Community Building With Miles Long Pop-up Playground

Turning the classic children’s game into a city-wide, record-breaking happening.

Julie Ma

Sep 11, 2012

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Thinkering: Mobile Maker Lab Hits the Road To Find High Demand

This workshop on wheels is delivering hands-on creativity coast-to-coast.

Julie Ma

Sep 11, 2012

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Outsider Art: From Alley Tagger To Creative Entrepreneur at Streetcraft

New non-profit works in that narrow divide between artistic expression and vandalism, turning mere taggers into product designers and businesspeople.

Julie Ma

Sep 05, 2012

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Yelp Better: Local Search App To Find Retail Social Enterprises

The new "Social Impact" app ups your game as ethical consumer, helping find local businesses that fit your values.

Julie Ma

Sep 01, 2012

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Better Block: Bottom-Up Urban Reboot In a Single Weekend

In September, The Better Block is taking on Detroit for two days, activating a block's vacant space into a public hub filled with pop-up shops.

Julie Ma

Aug 28, 2012

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Detroit Urban Farm Gets Solar Renovation

GOOD Maker's Use Technology for GOOD challenge winner is helping one urban farm go off-the-grid.

Julie Ma

Aug 21, 2012

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Sketchy Road Trip: Join the Travelling Crowdsourced Sketchbook Exhibit

Your doodles, designs, pie-charts and patterns can take their show on the road as part of this growing mobile pop-up exhibition.

Julie Ma

Aug 19, 2012

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Paint the Town Green: LA's Arts District to Plant Street Trees

A four-person committee in LA's Arts District is bringing trees to the neighborhood's barren streets with a grant from TreePeople & GOOD Maker.

Julie Ma

Aug 13, 2012

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SolarKiosk: Mobile Modular Power for Really Remote Areas

A hub for solar powering off-grid areas, bringing both small business and clean energy, sets up its first shop in Ethiopia.

Julie Ma

Aug 13, 2012

Articles

The Terramar Project: Become a Citizen and Protector of the High Seas

For anybody whose heart belongs to the seas, here's a chance to claim citizenship to our planet’s international waters.

Julie Ma

Aug 09, 2012

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Cycle on the Recycled: A $9 Cardboard Bike Set to Enter Production in Israel

A fully-functioning, water-resistant cardboard bicycle is all set to hit the streets.

Julie Ma

Aug 08, 2012

Articles

Make a Wish: Homeless Pittsburgh Kids Birthdays' Not Forgotten

Beverly’s Birthdays believes that every child deserves a birthday celebration, regardless of financial or personal circumstances.

Julie Ma

Aug 07, 2012

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Ultimate Frisbee Meets Girl Powered Social Justice

In Seattle, GOOD Maker winner AGE UP uses ultimate frisbee to both empower female teen athletes and transform them into social justice leaders.

Julie Ma

Aug 04, 2012

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GOOD Maker Challenge: Make Food More Awesome

Do you have an innovative, socially-minded project idea that will change the way we think about food? Submit your idea to win a $1000 grant.

Julie Ma

Aug 04, 2012

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The Happy Post Project: Spreading Cheer Via Post-It Note

The Happy Post Project will ask you one question only: What makes you happy? The GOOD Maker finalist globe-trots to collect answers on Post-It notes.

Julie Ma

Aug 01, 2012

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The Newtown Creek Armada explores the murky, polluted depths of a Brooklyn Superfund site with remote-controlled mini boats.

You don't need to be a bank robber to shower strangers with no-strings-attached cash.

Turning the classic children’s game into a city-wide, record-breaking happening.

This workshop on wheels is delivering hands-on creativity coast-to-coast.

New non-profit works in that narrow divide between artistic expression and vandalism, turning mere taggers into product designers and businesspeople.

The new "Social Impact" app ups your game as ethical consumer, helping find local businesses that fit your values.

In September, The Better Block is taking on Detroit for two days, activating a block's vacant space into a public hub filled with pop-up shops.

GOOD Maker's Use Technology for GOOD challenge winner is helping one urban farm go off-the-grid.

Your doodles, designs, pie-charts and patterns can take their show on the road as part of this growing mobile pop-up exhibition.

A four-person committee in LA's Arts District is bringing trees to the neighborhood's barren streets with a grant from TreePeople & GOOD Maker.

A hub for solar powering off-grid areas, bringing both small business and clean energy, sets up its first shop in Ethiopia.

For anybody whose heart belongs to the seas, here's a chance to claim citizenship to our planet’s international waters.

A fully-functioning, water-resistant cardboard bicycle is all set to hit the streets.

Beverly’s Birthdays believes that every child deserves a birthday celebration, regardless of financial or personal circumstances.

In Seattle, GOOD Maker winner AGE UP uses ultimate frisbee to both empower female teen athletes and transform them into social justice leaders.

Do you have an innovative, socially-minded project idea that will change the way we think about food? Submit your idea to win a $1000 grant.

The Happy Post Project will ask you one question only: What makes you happy? The GOOD Maker finalist globe-trots to collect answers on Post-It notes.