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Last week, I gave a presentation about social business to a group of college students. I shared with them some ideas for how to define your values and purpose and put that into a story about the social innovation or business idea you might have. After the presentation, students approached me and asked largely the [...]
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Kranti empowers trafficked girls and sex workers to become catalysts of social change through education in India.
In light of our Valentines For Good event, we wanted to embrace the real meaning of love and generosity by doing something good for others. So instead of just buying gifts this year, we’re helping a good cause. Because we believe in collaboration, we’re reaching out to our community to take part in the effort. [...]
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Oh Valentine’s Day, how do we love thee, let us count the ways: Well, apparently 16 billion ways, for starters. In the U.S., we spend $16 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts. Wow, we really do love thee… a lot! Since consumer spending is a big part of how we currently choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day, [...]
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We know, Valentine’s Day can feel like a greeting card holiday, full of tacky gifts, cheap chocolate, and pink ribbons. To put some meaning back into the holiday, we’ve put together this guide to some unique and uprising Valentine’s Day gifts that also help make a difference. If you came to our recent event ‘Valentines For [...]
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Maya Schoop-Rutten is the owner and chocolate-maker behind Chocolate Maya, a chocolate store in Santa Barbara that offers handcrafted, fair-trade, and direct-sourced chocolates. Maya has traveled the world visiting the farms where the cacao is produced that she sources.
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We created The Good Capitalist after talking long enough about all the inspiring people and organizations in our community that are doing good things, and how we wished there was a way to bring that community together on a regular basis. The social entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, businesses, philanthropists, and students we knew were doing incredible [...]
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Wilja Happé is the founder of Farmers West Flowers & Bouquets, a sustainable and socially responsible flower farm in Carpinteria. She sets an example for responsible business and gives back in amazing ways. Wilja will be sharing her stories of how she gives back at our Valentines For Good event this Thursday.
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Let’s make a difference this Valentine’s Day. Join The Good Capitalist on January 26th at 6pm at Reds Bar & Tapas in Santa Barbara for Valentines for Good. +Sample fair trade chocolates and wines with purpose +Get Valentine’s gifts that support good causes for your loved ones, +Meet local entrepreneurs who are giving back +Mingle [...]
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