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Perchance to Scale

From: In The Business of Change

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Though many social entrepreneurs are proponents of scale, the goal is a more difficult one for them to achieve than for traditional enterprises. For one thing, balancing the objectives of profit … 16 $1.60 Add
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Pinkwashing

From: Not Just a Pretty Face

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A closer look at pink-ribbon products and what the leading cosmetics companies don’t tell you about breast cancer prevention. 15 $1.50 Add
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Plastic: So Great, So Awful – Some New Directions

From: The New Carbon Architecture

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In this chapter the authors explore some of contradictions in plastic, and explain and evaluate the potential paths and barriers to how plastic might actually redeem itself and prove that it has … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Projection

From: What's Up With White Women

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Following the “Rules” of Anti-Racist Allyship Dualistic Thinking Competing to be the Best White Person Relating to Black Men The Helper Final Thoughts Feeling Projection Strategic … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Reweaving Our Economies Close to Home

From: Resilience Imperative

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Despite 60 years of global economic expansion, incomes over the last 30 years have stagnated. People who were once beneficiaries of spiralling growth are no longer participants. The migration of … ; 30 $3.00 Add
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S1: The Subject Matter Dimension of Questions

From: The Mediator's Toolkit

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The purpose of the S1: Subject Matter Dimension of Questions is to introduce all the information that is pertinent to the mediation agenda regarding: * The people involved in the conflict * The … 4 $0.40 Add
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Section IV: Gaining Commitment and Institutionalizing Change

From: Inside Out

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Section IV contains chapters 18. Bring Decision-Makers on Board, 19. Establish an Equity Team to Maintain the Work, and 20. Determine Your Organization’s Stage of Multicultural Development. … 44 $4.40 Add
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Short-term Solar Variations

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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This chapter details the role of solar variation, especially in the form of sun spots, in determining the climate of the Earth. 14 $1.40 Add
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Step 3: Developing Strategies – Social Diffusion

Social Diffusion: Speeding the Adoption of New Behaviors

From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior

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Both the mundane and important decisions of our lives are strongly affected by a process known as social diffusion or diffusion of innovations. In contrast with what nonpersonal sources of … 11 $0.11 Add
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Summer: The Cresendo

From: The Big Book of Nature Activities

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The preparations of spring bear fruit in summer. Eggs become fledged birds, flowers become ripe berries and tadpoles transform into small frogs and toads. Summer is a treat for all of our senses. … ; 62 $6.20 Add
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Sustainability or Collapse?

From: Techno-Fix

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Sustainability or Collapse? argues that there are at least three critical technological challenges that must be met in order to produce long-term sustainability: avoiding serious environmental … ; 34 $3.40 Add
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The Basic Miracle: Our True Nature and Power

From: Coming Back to Life

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Perhaps we made our biggest error in thinking of the world as made of “stuff ” to begin with. Fortunately — and paradoxically — our very search for mastery and knowledge … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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The Camino de Santiago

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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Inspired by the pilgrimage to St. James’ tomb which draws young and old from around the world each year to walk across Spain, I decided to help kids toward lives as producers rather than … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Eclipsed History of the Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

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One of the most insidious things about enclosures is how they eradicate the culture of commons and our memory of them. The old ways of doing things; the social practices that once bound a people … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Food Co-op Waves

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes Black American and working-class consumer co-ops founded in the 1930s Great Depression, many of which, resembling conventional grocery stores, are still in operation while … 18 $1.80 Add