The day I cried: In 1986, I walked out of a three-hour tax exam after only 20 minutes. Everyone thought I was a genius for finishing early. But that was not reality.The truth was I couldn’t remember anything I had learned.
What advice would you give to your grandchildren in order to create a better business, better life and a better world? In this excerpt, Glen Carlson - co-founder of Dent Global shares his insights to create a legacy worth living, by being inspired, unconventional and adventurous.
Most people start thinking about their legacy late in their lives. Thinking of a legacy is unlikely to be a priority when people are young and growing. And it used to be that people thought their legacy was about financial wealth or fame they establish.
Recently, some of the B1G1 Members reached out to us asking what we thought was the right way to communicate their giving message.
This week, we are celebrating B1G1’s 11th anniversary. It’s such a great feeling. We think of all the special people from amazing businesses who chose to be part of this giving movement along the way….What an incredible journey.
One of the special reasons to give through B1G1 (according to our members) is the tangible IMPACT you can help create with even a small amount of money. For example, you can give $3.50 to plant a tree in a rainforest and help protect Orangutans...
It’s hard to find words to express our feelings after what people are calling ‘an incredible Conference’. It really is beyond any words.
As an initiative that focuses on helping businesses create a giving habit, a dilemma we experience can be when we have to discontinue or pause fundraising for some projects. This doesn’t happen a lot, but it does happen occasionally.
From working with all kinds of charity organisations and NGOs, and through our interactions with thousands of business owners and their teams and customers, we’ve developed a deep understanding around a very important question: How do we give most effectively?
Imagine someone you knew coming up to you and asking you a series of simple questions. And imagine that one of those questions was this:‘Would you like your business to be creating more impact in the world than you ever thought possible?’ I’ve asked that question many, many times to
They say “when you get out of your comfort zone, you learn much more.” The recent B1G1 Study Tour to Kenya included no shortage of learning. What made it possible was simply this: everyone on the tour got out of their own comfort zones.
Small businesses in B1G1 have together created more than 37 million giving impacts in 2017. Here are the top 17 businesses.
