The Future of ‘Doing Good’

Beth Kanter alluded to ‘reciprocity’ in her comment on yesterday’s post about micro-donors. The concept of reciprocity in the general area of social good, is one that has been on my mind for quite some time. A few weeks ago, I participated in a discussion on The Huffington Post, in response to Craig Newmark’s post [...]

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Beware of Micro-Donors’ Fatigue

Laura Fitton started a new wave with her charity.water fundraising campaign on Twitter, and there is no stopping the flow of other social organizations wanting to jump in. After all, money’s tight and big donors are no longer so eager to write the big checks that used to keep non profits afloat.
The problem is, people [...]

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Closing La Marguerite Chapter on Climate Change

A mail this morning from my friend Lynn Miller, at OrganicMania, made me realize I failed to properly close the chapter on all work that took place here on this blog, on critical issue of climate change:
I read your blog post on La M about the new direction, and really wanted to respond but felt [...]

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Where Are the Women in the Social Media Stratosphere?

Thanks to Peter Kim for putting out his great survey of Social Media Predictions 2009. One unintended learning from the survey, at least for me, was this list, and what it means for social media:

David Armano
Rohit Bhargava
Pete Blackshaw
Chris Brogan
Todd Defren
Jason Falls
Ann Handley
Joseph Jaffe
Charlene Li
Ben McConennell
Scott Monty
Jeremiah Owyang
Andy Sernovitz
Greg Verdino

Fifteen big names in social media – [...]

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Concerned About the Safety of Your Food? The Burden’s on You . . . with 14 Steps

Too busy with the faltering economy, healthcare, global warming, and other pressing issues, U.S. legislators are putting food safety reforms on the backburner. That’s unfortunate, considering this recent statement from the Food and Drug Administration Science Board, that it can ”no longer fulfill its mission without substantial and sustained additional appropriations.” I was shocked to learn [...]

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‘Tis the Season for Micro-Funding

Social VCs, angel investors, move aside. Inspired by Obama’s Amazing Money Machine, social enterprises are now turning to the people, for their funding needs, and using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook, to reach out. In The Huffington Post, John Borthwick and Kenneth Lerer refer to  Micro-Giving: A New Era in Fundraising.  In her blog, Beth [...]

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La Marguerite’s Getting a New Life

As reflected in the new tag line ‘A Girl’s View of Social Media, Sustainability, and Social Change‘, La Marguerite is getting reborn. From a green blog, to a more inclusive forum where to share my three main interests: sustainability, still, and also, social media, and social change. Social media has become a passion that’s become [...]

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The Ebbs and Flows of Blogging

ok, I admit it. I have been flirting with the idea of giving up La Marguerite blog altogether. Life and the need for action have been catching up with me, and taken away much of the energy I used to put into this blog and other places. I have also started to be a lot [...]

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A Visual Post

A picture is worth a thousand words, or in my case a blog post. Here is a collage I did, that pretty much tells the story of what I am up too these days:

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The Complicated Psychology of Putting Good Food on the Table

Every night, the same question comes up, of what to make for dinner? Tonight’s no different. No leftover in the fridge to give me a hint. Instead an odd assortment of vegetables, not even enough to make a soup with. And no help to be had from family members. All four have different ideas, and [...]

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