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A New Era for a New Generation

October 24, 2011
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“We are in a new era.  For-profit businesses are tackling social and environmental issues, nonprofits are developing sustainable business models, and governments are forging market-based approaches to service delivery.”  So writes Heerad Sabeti the cofounder and trustee of the Fourth Sector Network  in The Harvard Business Review.   (November 2011)

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Hybrid Companies not Cars

October 13, 2011
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Today’s New York Times has an article about hybrid companies:  the marriage of doing good and making small profits.  Here in Seattle the first generation of Microsoft millionaires helped set the stage for social ventures and the use of business models for doing good...

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Talk about multi-modal

June 1, 2010
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Check out this vintage film for a true multi-modal experience:  pedestrians, street cars, horses, carriages, cars, trucks — all seemingly ram This film clip is from San Francisco, circa 1905-06.  According to internet sources, this  film was originally thought to be from 1905 until...

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Building on the Past Gives Cities Hope for the Future

May 25, 2010
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Building on the Past Gives Cities Hope for the Future

Below are random clips from a great article by Edwin Heathcote, published on May 18, 2010 in the Financial Times.  I wish I could write with such color.  Read...

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Libraries, parks, arts, salmon — all looking to special purpose districts for funding. Good idea?

May 21, 2010
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