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In the fourth edition of the Jobs for Change podcast partnership, Britt Bravo interviews Meghan Oakley, Project Manager for the AmeriCorps*VISTA Program at Pennsylvania Campus Compact.  In this episde, they discuss the following questions:

In the second edition of the Jobs for Change partnership, Britt Bravo interviews Anne Marie Ashburn, the Program Assistant for NOI, working closely with the entire NOI team to develop their organizing, technology, social change and movement building projects.

Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green answers listener questions about creating meaningful careers. Britt Bravo hosts the show.

Question 1:

What tips do you have for recent college graduates who want to work for a nonprofit or social enterprise, but are having trouble finding a job?  

Question 2:

Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green answers listener questions about creating meaningful careers. Britt Bravo hosts the show.

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Hey Echoing Green fans! We’ve got an Internet Radio double-feature for you today.

First, you can tune in to Planet Good Radio’s interview with Echoing Green President, Cheryl Dorsey.  Cheryl and host Tea Silvestre discuss the best strategies for business models and start-up capital for modern social enterprises.  You can download the episode to iTunes or subscribe to the podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PlanetGood (or listen directly with the embedded player below).

After a short break, the Be Bold Podcast returns!

Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green answers listener questions about creating meaningful careers. Britt Bravo hosts the show.

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BBMG, a branding firm based in both New York and San Francisco, just released its second national study on purchasing behavior and social values. The 2009 BBMG Conscious Consumer Report is designed to help companies understand what motivations are behind consumer purchasing. Through a national survey of 2,000 adults, BBMG found that nearly one in four U.S. consumers say they have “no way of knowing” if a product is green or actually does what it claims.

We got word this week that musician and philanthropist Peter Buffet and R&B/pop star Akon are releasing a new track titled “Blood Into Gold” this Wednesday, March 25th. The song was written to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It will be performed live at the United Nation’s General Assembly Hall on Wednesday night.

Are you into looking good while doing good?

So are we.  That’s why we’re introducing Echoing Green’s first t-shirt design contest. But it’s not any old design contest... we're crowdsourcing it with our friends over at crowdSPRING.com.  Each entry in the contest is made public on their website, and if you sign up for an account, you can help us decide by voting for your favorites.