Button, button, who’s got the button?
Everything has a button these days. Facebook, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon. The list goes on and on. The latest button on the list? Social Giving! While reading my favorite newsletter, Springwise, I came across CentUp, a new way to encourage charitable giving by showing your appreciation of great content. With a click of the CentUp button, you can reward the content creator and half of his/her earnings will go to charity. Good for charities and good for the “creatives” that write, produce, shoot or draw. If you…
Facebook Privacy Notice? You’re Smarter Than That.
About a week later after it started popping up on my News Feed, my Facebook friends seem to have finally realized that the ‘privacy notice’ protecting their personal details and data from unauthorized copying is fake. The notice scam was the second one this year and started to appear after Facebook posted new privacy guidelines, stating that users will no longer be able to vote on future proposed changes to the website. Was anyone aware that we had those voting rights as Facebook users before?…
Election Day 2016: Starting Now?
I opened my Instagram feed today and was bombarded by the #vote. You know, all those images happily watermarked of important amendments or their favorite candidate highlighted. Turns out that social share could land you in jail in some states. Good to know, right? Of course I’m not completely innocent; it’s hard to resist the urge to share or “Like” a photo or sentiment that aligns with my personal ideology. And my 615…
Leadership and Sustainability Practices – An Intriguing Combination
The distinction between the two is really important for business sustainability. The combination drives prosperity. The world needs a generation of sustainability leadership in the C-suite around the planet. There are good examples out there to serve as role models. At one of the GreenBusiness WORKS Expos, we heard from a small business executive, Keith Kantor, CEO of Services Foods, who experienced prosperity when most companies were merely trying to survive. He did this by committing to sustainable business practices. He inspired his team, navigated…
Tips for More Sustainable Design
As a designer I often feel guilty about the amount of paper wasted during the design process due to inevitable revisions, rewrites and test prints. Our office makes sure to recycle paper and other products, but sustainability really relates to much more than that. It should encompass everything we consume and produce. Green design is a step toward more sustainable solutions. Of course, the ultimate goal of a green designer is to minimize his/her environmental footprint with their final product. Consider the following tips to…
The Team That Gives Together…
Entrepreneur defines corporate culture as a blend of the values, beliefs, taboos, symbols, rituals and myths all companies develop over time. Here at T/K, our special blend is heavily comprised of some key ideals important to each of us in our small 15-person collective, including a practice-what-you-preach approach that shapes and guides much of our day-to-day interactions with each other and the outside world. And this T/K mindset is not something merely discussed in new biz presentations or when chatting up clients; it’s something tangible…
February = Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Girl meets crown prince of some mythical kingdom; they share love’s first kiss and live happily ever after….or so claims the Disney propaganda that’s passed down to children as lessons in love. Unfortunately, they soon learn life’s not a fairytale. Cellar maids don’t become royalty, the world doesn’t spontaneously break out into song and dance, and the prince and princess in stories aren’t always charming. In real life, one in three teens experience dating violence; and 80% of parents are unaware there’s a problem….
Corporate Giving in This Economy?
We are undoubtedly facing a tough economic climate. Each day brings news of decreased profits, layoffs and salary freezes at companies around the country. President Obama has warned that things are likely to get worse before they get better. Many believe that we are living in the most economically challenging era since the Great Depression. Let’s face it, it is downright gloomy, and the outlook for nonprofits in 2009 is even gloomier. According to the United Way of Metropolitan of Atlanta, 80 percent of non- profits…
