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September 20, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Mashable Slides View more presentations from Simon Mainwaring I had the real pleasure of speaking at Mashable Social Good yesterday. It was a hugely inspiring day with great presentations by Ted Turner of Turner Enterprises,  Alec Ross from the State Department, Scott Harrison of charity:water, David Armano of Edelman, Howard Buffett of the Howard Buffett […]

Mashable Slides View more presentations from Simon Mainwaring I had the real pleasure of speaking at Mashable Social Good yesterday. It was a hugely inspiring day with great presentations by Ted Turner of Turner Enterprises,  Alec Ross from the State Department, Scott Harrison of charity:water, David Armano of Edelman, Howard Buffett of the Howard Buffett …

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Filed Under: Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, Economy, Future, Mobile, Non-profits, Optimism, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social, Thinking, We First Tagged With: Capitalism, contributory consumption, Global Brand Initiative, Mashable, Social media

September 13, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://youtu.be/PY-mboZkhD0 Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States and a force behind the climate change debate and the film An Inconvenient Truth, has just announced a 24- hour worldwide presentation called “24-Hours of Reality” to combat the country’s growing disbelief that man’s actions are dramatically shaping the planet’s climate. Gore aims to enlist …

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Filed Under: Brands, Causes, Community, CSR, Economy, Future, Leadership, Optimism, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social, Thinking, Values, We First Tagged With: Brands, Causes, Community, CSR, Future, Online communities, Social change, Values, We First

September 11, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Like so many people, I’m reflecting today on the ten year anniversary of this tragic terrorist attack. So many families lost loved ones, so many first responders now suffer for their heroism, so many servicemen and women now sacrifice themselves so dearly for our safety, and so many people have lived in greater fear around …

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Filed Under: Causes, Future, Optimism, Other, Purpose, Values, We First Tagged With: 9/11, Compassion, Karen Armstrong, TED

September 2, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Each year SXSW does a great job of engaging the interactive community by giving them a chance to vote on what sessions they want to see the following year. They receive thousands of submissions so this process is as necessary as it is inclusive. I would love to speak next year but I need your help …

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Filed Under: Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Conferences, Thinking, We First Tagged With: Capitalism, conferences, Social change, Social media, swxw

August 31, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Robert Tercek kindly invited me on his new show ‘This Week in Social Media‘ last week. As one of the world’s most prolific creators of interactive content and former President of of Digital Media at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Robert is a world authority on the future of digital media and someone I highly …

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Filed Under: Capitalism, Causes, Community, CSR, Future, Government, Non-profits, Social, Technology, Thinking, We First Tagged With: Brands, Community, Consumers, Future, non-profits, Online communities, Social media, Technology, Values, We First

August 25, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

This September marks the fifth anniversary for charity: water, and I’ve had the priviledge of knowing some of the people involved in the organization for much of that time. I first met its founder, Scott Harrison when he was out here speaking in Los Angeles 3 years ago. He was incredibly unassuming in his manner …

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Filed Under: Brands, Causes, Community, Future, Non-profits, Optimism, Philanthropy, Purpose, Thinking, Values, We First Tagged With: Brands, Causes, charity water, Community, Future, non-profits, Paull Young, Scott Harrison, Social change, Social media, Technology, Values, We First

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