Top 10 Best (Free!) Green Apps

Blog | by Sarah Baird | August 8, 2013

Use technology to help go green with our top ten favorite smart phone apps: part two!

10 Ways Changing Your Consumer Habits Can Change the World for Animals

Blog | by Stephanie Feldstein | June 6, 2018

How you spend your time and money affects the lives of those around you—including other animals.

Community-Supported Art: The New CSAs

Blog | by Eleanor Cleverly | November 20, 2013

Is community-supported art the next big thing in supporting local artists?

Fostering Connection and Community Through Resilience Circles

Blog | by Luka Carfagna and Emilie Dubois | September 7, 2011

Two Boston graduate students are building community and increasing their personal security through participation in a local Resilience Circle.

Expecting a Baby? Embrace the Gift of Community Supported Postpartum (CSP)

Blog | by Kerry Ingram | January 10, 2019

When someone you know is about to welcome a new baby into their family, offer them the gift of a supportive community through CSP.

What Is the Role of Librarians in the Sharing Economy?

Blog | by Anna Awimbo | January 16, 2014

Exploring the role of the original community-sharing pioneers, librarians, in the Sharing Economy.

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“A Small Good Thing”: Bringing the New American Dream Into the Spotlight

Blog | by Lisa Madison | June 3, 2016

A new film examines how the American Dream has come to the end of its promise, and shows us an alternate pathway to happiness, wellness, and success.

TIPS: 15 Tips for Commercial-Free, Fun-Filled Family Holidays

Resources | November 1, 2017

If you want to make this year’s holidays more meaningful, memorable, and rejuvenating for your family, these 15 tips will help you opt out of the commercial hype and create a truly special celebration for your kids.

Ideas Worth Spreading: Be Inspired by TED

Blog | by Amy Curtis | July 13, 2011

These 10 video presentations provide hope, inspiration, and knowledge that although people can damage the Earth, they also have the potential to save it.

Conscious Consumerism Won’t Change the World: Why We Need to Think More Deeply About Equity and Consumption

Blog | by New Dream | March 19, 2019

We need to learn more about the extent of the problems we face, to understand how the complex systems of consumption and capitalism function, and to understand how they impact people differently. To do this, we need to get into the inquiry—to thoroughly examine the problem—in order to orient ourselves to what needs to change.

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