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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support. Going Places is growing each year and is projected to have at least two more companies funding entire schools with bikes in 2024. But we forget that our social-emotional health is critical to the development of a successful adult.

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3 Companies That Give Back to the Community Year-Round

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And that doesn’t just mean bountiful gifts to friends and family. While some companies opt for one-time gifts, social enterprises build giving back into the fabric of their operations. If you’re treating it as a project, that’s the way it’s going to seem to your employees and the public,” he says. The giving season is here.

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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Episode 286: Doing Project 333 with Courtney Carver

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We focus our conversation around her book Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More , which is a project I’ve undertaken and am still committed to several years later! I hope after listening to this episode that you’ll pick up Courtney’s book and give Project 333 a try.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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Asking candidates to come out of pocket for expenses should always be a red flag, and [providing compensation] is a great way for the company to project its values and how they treat [their] employees,” he says. Stonehouse says he’s even seen this happen in the form of gift cards. It’s not just the time itself candidates lose.

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Episode 286: Doing Project 333 with Courtney Carver

Productivityist

We focus our conversation around her book Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More , which is a project I’ve undertaken and am still committed to several years later! I hope after listening to this episode that you’ll pick up Courtney’s book and give Project 333 a try.

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