September 24, 2010

Improving Melbourne’s Public Transport..DEMOCRATICALLY?

The MTF (Melbourne Transport Forum) is using social media to drive a community discussion. The MTF blog says the trains are full, the freeways jammed and Melbourne needs a better public transport plan. HOW IS MTF USING SOCIAL MEDIA? There […]
September 24, 2010

Green Business Marketing Tips

Following are four tweeted ways to enliven your ‘green marketing” – thank you Kelly Spors. Greenwashing As you probably know this is when companies claim they’re good environmental stewards but are not really very much that way at all. This […]
September 24, 2010

The Online Handmade Market – madeit.com.au

I heard about this handmade website after admiring a most unusual belt. Bec Davis runs www.madeit.com.au, a 100% handmade online market, showcasing Australia’s most creative, undiscovered art, design and craft talent. Buyers can choose from fashion, art, homewares, accessories, stationery, […]
September 22, 2010

Social Returns Forum Sydney 25 Oct 2010

Australia’s not-for-profit sector is changing and measuring social returns is becoming increasingly important to business-savvy social enterprises. Social Enterprises, Funding And Reality Peter Cox of Future Employment Opportunities – a Melbourne-based non-profit that operates several ventures – places value on […]
September 21, 2010

‘My Main Street’ Economical And Much More Than A Directory

Lane Burdett of Business DIY has a new project, My Main Street, a website that offers communities and their small businesses a remarkably economical online platform for self-promotion. It’s all about small and medium businesses (SMEs) competing with the ‘big’ […]
September 21, 2010

Grandmothers, Kids And ‘Hole In The Wall’ Internet Learning

Sugata Mitra is an Indian education researcher. His ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiments have shown that, if motivated by curiosity and peer interest, children can teach themselves and each other without formal supervision. He says in every country there are […]
September 18, 2010

Retail, A New Ball Game? Some Tips For 2010

Nina Hendy, writing for Smart Company gives an overview of ways to get today’s ‘cocooning consumer’ spending again. She says till now, many Australian businesses have relied on the idea that consumers love buying new stuff, but around the world, […]
September 18, 2010

An Ethical, Self-Sustaining Lottery To Fund Charities

Chris Ross from the NSW south coast saw the need for a self sustaining funding process to develop youth programs while working for the Bega Valley Council. He had a brainwave, put up his own money, and set up a […]
September 15, 2010

Social Enterprises ARE Ranking In The Business World..

After seeing Social Enterprise didn’t rank in this week’s BRW ‘Top 10 Sectors Set To Take Off’ In Australia, the School For Social Enterprise (SSE) CEO, Benny Callaghan, asked ‘if something was missed’. He oberves: The BRW Methodology The Top […]
September 7, 2010

About To ‘Work Around Our Country’

Ken Sibley has contacted PWF to pass on info about his skills and those of his partner Margaret, and their travel plans. About Ken And Margaret Ken is a fully qualified electrician and licensed contractor and Margaret is a qualified […]
September 6, 2010

Help Pakistani Poor Recover -Petition To Freeze Pakistan’s Debt Repayment

ONE International is asking people to sign a petition to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) to help Pakistan’s poorest recover from the recent unprecedented floods. The Scale Of The Disaster Reports suggest 20 million people have been affected, devastating in […]
September 6, 2010

Melbourne’s Sustainable House Day – Volunteers Needed

We hear through Monique Decortis’ excellent Vic Climate Action Calendar that the Alternative Technology Association is looking for help with managing visitors to homes on Sustainable House Day Sunday 12 September 2010 10am-4pm. Help give out info and have fun […]