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Items tagged with +interesting5 Recycled material crafts for sustainable income generating p... (658) in Artisan Collaboration & CooperativesIn progress bookmarking and inspiration linksharing for using recycleables for crafts projects for cooperatives and communities in the developing world.
Treehugger's Top 5 Recycled Paper products:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/01/topfiverecy...Updated 16 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Co-operative Programs - need your ideas (586) in Community - GeneralCan you offer examples of people in developing countries pooling resources to create a social service with unique benefits for members of the program and value to the overall community?
A couple of months ago I heard a story on National Public Rad...Updated 16 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Meta - Community Platform Options (110) in TransitionThis discussion aims to capture thoughts about platforms where omidyar.net members can continue to stay in touch and collaborate. Several options are reviewed in Community Platform Options and it’s certainly not an exhaustive list.
Please ...Updated 18 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Online Exchange Network Targeting U.S. Poverty (0) in Direct Intervention NetworkHow can we give the poor an advantage, level the playing field a little to offer the helping hand that brings them back into our ecomomy.
There's no doubt that the like of Ebay an Freecycle have a positive social impact. Many people, outside traditi...Updated 20 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
This site may harm your computer (9) in Blacklists: Just say "No!" toI wish I could contact Andy Ignatov, a member who hasn't been here for a while. I want to show him what Google did to his website.
Try "activist.org.ua" as a search phrase to see what I mean.
Google getting politically motivated?
Not just him. Fir...Updated 20 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
 Board Role (2) in TransitionUpdated 21 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Meta - Board Election Process (76) in TransitionThis is a discussion about general Board election process – questions, comments, concerns, etc. Please feel free to start additional discussions about individual nominees.
Wherever you post, please contribute to a supportive process and help m...Updated 21 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Violence Is a Mental Illness (819) in Peace Pages.The following paragraphs were taken from an essay about Dr. Santiago-Negrón in the October 2004 issue of Living Buddhism magazine. It was written by, Soka Gakkai International, President Daisaku Ikeda.
Dr. Santiago-Negrón is also active in a...Updated 22 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Comment (64) on Transition Board Candidate - Zeb Anderson (143) in TransitionFirst, I want to say thanks to Peter for putting this page together. You rock bud!
Second, nwm, thanks for all the great questions! To the first question. I have *no* doubts that there is a vast amount of experience from the wealth of knowledge O.N...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
sign-up list of people who intend to lead, follow and or part... (73) in TransitionUpdated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Global Lives Japan Proposal--Feedback please! (9) in Global Lives ProjectHello team!
I've just received the final proposal from Japan. Unfortunately, due to some extenuating circumstances, we need to review this in the next 48 hours, maximum, as their shoot dates are Saturday and Sunday (July 21/22). The reason for the s...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Let's Create A Housing Exchange Website for Mexico (0) in Art + Technology + Participation in DevelopmentHouses are like art, each one is different, and what is beautiful and useful to one person may be useless and ugly to another.
One aspect of development is people's ability to participate in markets. In Mexico when you want to buy or sell your house...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Network Weavers as ambassadors for a Worldwide Forum, Network... (10) in Community - GeneralWhat is the role of a Network Weaver?
How to identify as a Network Weaver?
How you as a Network Weaver work to strengthen, link and grow a Worldwide Forum, Network of Centers and Data Exchange ?
Please join us in discussion, mapping and workin...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Allow me to add and delete users and threads from my/top_acti... (0) in Suggestions for omidyar.nethttp://www.omidyar.net/my/topactivity/
This list is cool but I'd like to edit it. Some of my top rated users comment prolificly on threads I'm not interested in, which means to see what's happening in the other threads I have to page through this li...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
A Common Misperception? (12) in Community - GeneralNorbert invited me to start a thread in which we could share the content of a recent PM exchange between us.
I remain unconvinced by Norbert's argument, but what do you think?
I'll post my PM to Norbert first. Then his to me.Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
KIJIJI.COM FREE CLASSIFIEDS (0) in Culture and CommunityI just discovered the new free classified ad network kijiji,com, which is an Omidyar venture, I believe. Happy Grand Opening to KIJIJI.COM!!
[06/07/07 clarification from Thomas Kriese, it is more an ebay venture than Omidyar one]MP.
www.kijiji.com...Updated 23 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
UMEEBEE (4) in The Omidyar Network Proposal Showcase*Did you know that the community of the bee is one of the most social on this planet? let's learn from them!*
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An Open Discussion About How Omidyar Network Could Work Better (620) in Community - GeneralHi everyone,
I thought a lot before posting this message, but I can't keep quiet any longer. I think that Pierre and Pam and many of the people who work at the Omidyar Network (I mean the funding arm, not this online community) have the best intenti...Updated 25 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
O-Net the Home Game (774) in Games for Social Good[From Lenore Cowen] Here's a radical idea: if people view the point system on o.net as a "game" to be won, find a game that, in order to get points, requires you to help those in need in a measurable fashion.
Paying for breakfast for 2 days at Life ...Updated 25 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
The optimal combination of strategies and levers (669) in InteliFaqs <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 3.2//en">
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Design As If An Other 90% Mattered (59) in Intelligent Designimage
Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 5.8 billion people, or 90%, have little or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for granted; in fact, nearly half do not have regular access to food, clean water, or s...Updated 27 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Please give us your input on conference call for Network Weav... (0) in Emerging Futures Networkhttp://www.aboutus.org/Network_Weaver_Conference_CallsUpdated 27 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Solar Desalinization for Small-scale Urban Gardening Programs (0) in Intelligent DesignOkay, so my question for today, admittedly out of a somewhat frustrating conversation this evening, is about urban agriculture in arid to semi-arid coastal cities. And it is this:
Can you point me to any interesting or even good examples of solar d...Updated 27 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Has Anyone Seen My Sense of Humor? (5) in Heal the Heroes, Heal the WorldOr my lost mind? Updated 28 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Comment (89) on Has Anyone Seen My Sense of Humor? (5) in Heal the Heroes, Heal the WorldTwo items:
* At my grandmother's funeral, there were a couple of her great-grandchildren underfoot. At one point is was so cute, two of the toddlers were sitting on the knealing rail under the coffin. It was just their size for a bench! Later, af...Updated 28 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Invitation to vote and comment on my class' project proposals (141) in Community - GeneralI'm teaching a class on Technology Targeted at Social Issues at UC Santa Cruz. Among other things the students have been creating proposals for startup social enterprises. I require them to address a social problem, use technology somehow, and make e...Updated 29 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Project: Contraceptive use in Rural Mexico (0) in UCSC's CMPS80J Technology Targeted at Social IssuesContraceptive use in Rural Mexico.
see:
http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/ws/Project%3A%20Contraceptive%20use%20in%20Rural%20Mexico/
Updated 29 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Assignment: Free Speech & Assasination Politics (0) in UCSC's CMPS80J Technology Targeted at Social IssuesThis is part of UCSCs CMPS 80J class.
You had one reading from Lessig's Code 2.0 on Free Speech. He discussed the ways the net can regulate or not free speech. In class we discussed some things that could be continued here.
* What technologies can ...Updated 29 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
How do I reach small businesses and self employed? (0) in Small Pond Welcoming SpaceHi,
I am trying to collect U.S. health customer demand for a health coverage option - more affordable and accessible healthcare offered directly by hospital and physician systems.
People don't want to think about health coverage until they need i...Updated 30 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Art As Therapy: Trauma and Self-expression (0) in Art + Technology + Participation in Developmentimage One of the way I believe the Peace Tiles process can be used is for individual and group therapy to address trauma and dysfunction. I have heard many participants say, "Wow, that was like therapy!" at the end of a workshop, even though I had n...Updated 32 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Help Determine Tagging Goals (657) in Suggestions for omidyar.netI’m very happy to announce that the development team is kicking off the implementation of a built-in tagging system on omidyar.net. (FYI: The development team is made up of Thomas Kriese, Jim Carroll and myself and that’s the “we” used below...Updated 33 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
Wanted: feedback on proposed "what’s hot" change (650) in Suggestions for omidyar.netWe – the development team for omidyar.net – are planning to incorporate breadth of support (number of people giving feedback) as well as depth of support (number of feedback points) to help guide what appears on the “what's hot” page. We wo...Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: nmw
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