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A lesson from the Three Amigos for aiding in (recovery)

Posted on January 12, 2013 in #janblogaday 2012, Social Good

In the face of tragedy and natural disasters, everyone can play their part

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Why Santa won’t be making an appearance this year

Posted on December 9, 2012 in Social Good

Christmas is upon us! But the jolly man dressed in red will be taking a bit of an absence from this year’s festivities for a few reasons, but the first one’s hard to work around…

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NetSquared Camp: Downunder – using tech for good

Posted on November 29, 2012 in Community, Social Good

It’s been months in the making and despite … it finally happened. Adelaide, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland UNITE! It’s great to be part of the global NetSquared community, but it’s even better when we get to show them how we do things in Australia and New Zealand.

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Social media – an invitation to make things happen.

Posted on August 16, 2012 in Community, Social Good

This social media thing, is all about people connecting with people and there’s a lot of good that can come from that.

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Walk Together

Walking together for a better Australia

Posted on June 23, 2012 in Community, Social Good

“Ben, do you think you’re a gook?” The words seemed to hang in the air as the attention of the small group of teenager boys suddenly converged on the only asian kid there. At 16, I knew there wasn’t a simple way to answer the loaded question – and so I laughed.

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Slacktivism or good use of my ‘influence’?

Posted on June 18, 2012 in Social Good, Social Media

I’m sitting here staring at this on my screen and faced with a call to “donate your influence” and I can’t shake the feeling that there’s something not quite right here.

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Summer Storm Terrassa AUG 2010

Social good in Adelaide: The storm’s coming.

Posted on March 21, 2012 in Community, Social Good

There’s something stirring here in Adelaide. It feels like the calm before a storm. It’s like watching the rain clouds rolling in after a long heat wave. Here we are, watching, waiting for that refreshing rain and the cool change after breathing dry air for weeks. This is going to be something big, something exciting.

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Why Joseph Kony’s about to be famous

Posted on March 7, 2012 in Community, Social Good

“Viral” doesn’t do this justice. The Kony 2012 campaign by the Invisible Children not-for-profit is making headlines across the world, and I’m compelled to share.

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Perspective – How the Melbourne Cup Could Change the World

Posted on November 4, 2011 in Social Good

I’m not a big gambler. The extent of it is probably workplace footy tips and entering the $2 sweeps for the races. But it’s amazing just how much money is spent each year on events like the Melbourne Cup. Especially when you put it in perspective. The money we spend? We could change the world.

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Sparked – Volunteering for the Busy Person

Posted on September 13, 2011 in Community, Social Good, Videos

Busy? Yeah, aren’t we all? I’d love to be able to spend more time helping nonprofits and causes on a personal level, but finding the time to volunteer is difficult. Sure, I get help out through my work at Connecting Up, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to make a more personal contribution.

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