This week is Internet Week! If you are interested to see what is happening in town check out the Internet Week New York website and our guide to start planning. Last week we had an amazing Social Good Startup Stories focused on Success and Failure in Crowdfunding at Meetup HQ. Co-founder Su Sanni, from WeDidIt [...]
Recap of Celebrating Success and Failure in Crowdfunding
Thank you to everyone who came out on Monday for an in-depth conversation about crowdfunding. A special thanks to Meetup for letting us use their space. Meetup is the world’s largest network of local groups, making it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one the thousands already meetup up face-to-face. Our [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 5.13-5.19
Wishing a Happy Mother’s day to all the moms we know and love! We hope everyone else was able to celebrate these special women in our lives. This coming week is an exciting one for us…we are in our FINAL week of our Indiegogo campaign! As we strive to reach our goal help us by donating [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 5.6-5.12
What a beautiful weekend we just had here in NYC! Whether you were out celebrating Cinco De Mayo, riding in the 5 Boro Bike Tour (May is Bike Month in NYC!), or walking around your favorite neighborhoods. These sunny days are definitely getting us excited for summer! We had a great time last week at [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 4.29-5.5
We are really looking forward to hosting our Monthly Change Makers Happy Hour tonight at The Smithfield, a new location for Be Social Change in Chelsea. Come out, grab a drink, and meet some of the most interesting social good minded folk in NYC! We are so honored that Be Social Change was published in GOOD.is [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 4.22-4.28
Happy Earth Day! If you haven’t seen it yet Google created a beautiful and interactive doodle for the day complete with a sightseeing checklist to ensure you don’t miss any part of it. We have the perfect weather today in NYC and we hope everyone has a chance to step out to celebrate in the sun! [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 4.15-4.21
This week has been a whirlwind of warm weather, taxes, and incredible momentum on our Makers Institute Indiegogo campaign. Thank you to all who have supported us this far! If you have questions about the Makers Institute or ideas to share please leave us a note on the blog post dedicated to the campaign: http://bit.ly/MakersIdeas Help [...]
The Makers Institute and Be Social Change Events Guide 4.9-4.14
While New Yorkers are peeling off their winter layers and embracing a new season, Be Social Change has revealed our new and exciting initiative with the launch of The Makers Institute Indiegogo campaign. Our goal is to raise $25,000 to build an online and in-person education platform that will equip people with the knowledge, skills and community to build [...]
Share Your Ideas for the Makers Institute!
Visit our Indigogo Page As a grassroots, community-driven organization we are continually asking our members for their ideas, thoughts, and feedback on the work we do and the programs we create. Now, as we prepare to launch our biggest initiative yet with the Makers Institute we want to hear from you! Use this post to comment on [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 4.1-4.7
The internet is full of all sorts of incredible news today. We learned about Google’s innovation that brings smell through your computer and that YouTube is shutting down after 8 years to pick the best video on the internet! While these may be fantastic April Fool’s Day pranks, we promise that all Be Social Change news today [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 3.25-3.31
**We glitched yesterday! Our apologies that the wrong guide went out. We promise to be back on track for next week!** Today, we are so excited to announce the next big initiative for Be Social Change: the Makers Institute. The Makers Institute is designed to create a future where every entrepreneur is a social entrepreneur, every career is [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 3.18-3.24 Take 2
Even though it doesn’t feel like it today, Spring is almost here! At Be Social Change we’re totally buzzing with the possibilities of biking to work, eating outside, and not having to wear 5+ layers of clothing. In the spirit of looking ahead we’re happy to announce our next Lean Startup for Social Good Class starting [...]
Be Social Change Events Guide 3.18-3.24
Even though it doesn’t feel like it today, Spring is almost here! At Be Social Change we’re totally buzzing with the possibilities of biking to work, eating outside, and not having to wear 5+ layers of clothing. In the spirit of looking ahead we’re happy to announce our next Lean Startup for Social Good Class starting [...]
Recap of The Future of Education #2: Innovation in K-12 Learning
On March 7th, members of the Be Social Change and Centre for Social Innovation communities gathered together at Avenues: The World School to discuss the Future of Education: Innovation in K-12 Learning, the second event in a three-part series on The Future of Education. On our panel were representatives from the Office of Innovation at the [...]
