HOW AN AGEING POPULATION WILL CHANGE THE WORLD – BBC NEWS That is the title of a very interesting short video. Did you know that Japan is the country no.1 when it comes to ageing? That Asia and Europe are much more concerned about it than USA? But there is a chance to see it…
Category: social impact
5 ideas on how to use social marketing for social issues and causes
Social marketing is not just a social way to communicate and share with others, not just a good marketing tool for all kind of businesses, but also an important way to address social topics and should be used much more also by social entrepreneurs. Often I find very interesting websites that describe social enterprises and…
Go to a town store without reading skills – just imagine…
Just imagine you cannot read and you are poor. You live in rural areas. You need to go into a store in the next town. A real store, not like the small rural seller location where if you go late you just find two or three remaining items and the cans and small containers with…
Social change? Culture is the key to people’s heart
It’s culture that often is underestimated when plans are made how to offer a better education, how to change economic crisis and critical social behavior. But culture is often the key to people’s heart. An example is the music school in India. Music lessons, normally not accessible to the average and poor population, are the…
Donations are good, creating social impact is better
Without doubt: donations you made to others are always helpful. Somehow. Donations help non profit organisations to continue their work. Donations are very helpful in large crisis situations. Sometimes, donations help to save lifes. But donations are not the main factor when it comes to decide whether a company is socially responsible or not. Do…
About charity, change and happiness to become a social worker
Have you ever thought of the different levels of help you offer? And how it makes you happy? We all want to feel good. Feeling good is easy if you donate some money or give your old books and clothes to someone in need. Or perhaps you pay a coffee to them. Pure charity gives…
Change is more than an all-in-one Dharavi solution
Change – more than the ‘Dharavi solution’ Short term supporting activities can be helpful – sometimes. Somehow. Some more, some less. But they do not change the general situation as long as there is no chance to revolutionize, create and grow another way of life. Focused support in huge crisis situations is without any doubt…
Older than 30: social impact sleeper?
Reading through many articles that talk about social entrepreneurship and social change there is one thing that is obvious: social change and social entrepreneurship are often connected to young people. Competitions are designed and often open to students/people below 30 only, universities see the high potential of change in the young generation. You are young,…
Engaging for society or becoming a manager? Just combine!
“To stay engaged with global markets and be successful in the future business must get social.” Being social is now a must. Putting the customer in the enter of attention and allow him to connect. Anytime, anywhere. This has been developed over years now and is not really new any more. But what is meant…
Social change: Why business needs smiling Yoga at its heart
Don’t we and our industries, we as managers know about poverty, ecological problems, hunger , missing education and similar necessities in this world? Don’t many of us already engage? Individuals, foundations, companies… Yes. We do. Many of us are interested in social change – we all know that. Nevertheless, the success is still limited. Don’t…
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