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IMPACT 2017 (PART I): 37 MILLION SMILES IN 365 DAYS
As I write this post, B1G1’s impact counter shows 131,891362 giving impacts in 2017. We think of each impact as a smile. So that’s a lot of smiles!
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SHINING LIGHT ON OUR WORTHY CAUSE HEROES
Giving is never a one-way street. Both side gives value. It’s great to be able to acknowledge and applaud our charity partners for the amazing work they do.
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KINDNESS: SIMPLY WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
Today is WORLD KINDNESS DAY. A day to remember the power of kindness to create a kinder world. The truth is: the world really needs increased kindness right now. In every way.
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40 AWESOME EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IDEAS
Employee engagement has become a key factor in determining workplace productivity for businesses. Engaged employees care about their organization’s success and often go the extra mile to make sure it happens.
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WHY ‘SMALL’ IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ‘BIG’
small”. Why do we target small businesses, small charity organizations, and encourage giving small amounts with small impacts.
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SHOULD GIVING BE FREE?
When people think of charities, we often expect giving to be low cost or free. In reality, for any organisation to have great results, costs are involved.
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10 MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS THAT WILL BRING MUM TO TEARS (IN A GOOD WAY OF COURSE)
This Mother's Day, show your Mum how much you care and appreciate her through an extra layer of giving.
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The Biggest Challenge of Running a Social Enterprise
A new wave of social entrepreneurs are entering the market. Are they ready for the social enterprise challenge of balancing business and giving?
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THE BOOK YOU DIDN’T KNOW EXISTED IN YOU: BETTER BUSINESS, BETTER LIFE, BETTER WORLD
We all have a book inside of us. But not everyone who has worthwhile wisdom to share has an opportunity to write to publish a book. Now...you can.
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WE BELIEVE…
In his ‘Start with Why’ TEDx talk, author Simon Sinek makes this point: the goal is not to deal with people who might want or need what it is you have, it is to deal with people who believe what you believe. It’s in precisely that spirit that you might like to review what we believe in at B1G1.
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B1G1 Study Tour 2017, Cambodia: A Tour that Changes Lives (Yours and Mine Too)
“In the past, so many things got in the way,” says Paul Davis from Davis Business Consultants in Ireland. Perhaps his situation was much like the reality of many other business owners. Things do get in their way. So, he made an extra big commitment to be part of the B1G1 Study Tour this year
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS): THE ROLE OF BUSINESSES
At B1G1, we're also motivated by the Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 Goals have provided us with a fresh way of looking at our projects. Each project listed on B1G1 contributes to one or more SDGs.