Author name: John-Paul Maxfield

John-Paul Maxfield is the founder of Waste Farmers. Waste Farmers is a next generation sustainable agricultural company focused on helping humanity meet current and future food demands, while decreasing agriculture’s environmental footprint. The Company started in 2009 with $9,000 and a belief that idealism and capitalism can coexist. Today Waste Farmers has evolved into an innovator respected by leaders in the global community for developing simple solutions to the complex problems of modern agriculture and food security. Prior to starting Waste Farmers, John-Paul founded the "The Inspired Economist", a blog focused on covering the people, places, ideas, and technologies inspiring positive change and redefining capitalism. In addition, John-Paul served as an Associate a private equity group specializing in small to mid cap service companies. In this capacity he focused on planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance evaluation of MBH and its designated subsidiaries. Prior to joining MBH, John-Paul was an Analyst with Alvarez and Marsal where he spent the majority of his time on a team that aided Louisiana’s Recovery School District with the restoration of public schools post Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. John-Paul is active in the Colorado community, serving on the Board of the Rocky Mountain MS Center. In 2007 he was selected as one of the β€œFifty for the Future” by the Colorado Statesman and is a graduate of the inaugural class of Impact Denver. John-Paul holds a BA from the University of Colorado.

New Study: Local Tops Organic at the Grocer

U.S. consumers are changing the criteria they consider at the grocery store, valuing locally grown products over organic, according to the BBMG Conscious Consumer Report. This new national consumer study on purchasing behavior and social values found that adults have a strongly favorable response to eco-labels and attributes including biodegradable (48% strongly favorable), cruelty free

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Aspen Institute Releases Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals to Strengthen US Communities

A new report highlighting promising policy innovations for the nation’s social sector was released today by the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program. The report, Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals To Strengthen U.S. Communities, puts together in one place the proposals of leading thinkers in the field who are working to address social

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In Tough Economic Times How Can Black Philanthropy Build Stronger Communities

The Black philanthropic community of New England faces a tough challenge when they convene in Boston in June: how to allocate more than one billion dollars strategically when the need is many times as great. New England Blacks in Philanthropy (NEBIP) hosts the conference, "Black Philanthropy – Building Stronger Communities," from June 22-24, 2008 at

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Global Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Impoverished Children

More than 2000 golfers in 21 locations on five continents will be playing to raise funds for needy children in the sixth annual Christel House Open international charity golf tournament. Renamed the Group RCI Christel House Open in recognition of the tournament's title sponsor, the event will take place across the globe in India, Mexico,

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ACCION Invests in Tanzania’s Akiba Commercial Bank

Investments, a for-profit company providing equity for microfinance institutions, and ACCION International, a leading nonprofit microfinance organization, today announced that they will invest in, and provide technical assistance to, Tanzania's Akiba Commercial Bank. The move is designed to help Akiba expand its operations and financial services, particularly in microfinance. ACCION Investments will take a 20

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New Research Programme for Sustainable Decision-making

A new research programme, Real Change, is now being launched. It aims to support the world’s decision-makers in their promotion of sustainability and at ensuring that their decision-making will rest on scientific foundations leading to – real change. The initiative comes from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, the Natural Step and Lund University, with the

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Gates Foundation Awards $1 million to World Vision for Emergency Relief Efforts in Myanmar

Humanitarian agency World Vision today announced a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its emergency relief response to last weekend’s devastating cyclone in Myanmar. Conditions are worsening in Myanmar as the death toll continues to rise and survivors suffer from the lack of essential supplies such as clean water,

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IBM Global CEO Study: CEOs Battle to Keep Up With the Pace of Change

The IBM Global CEO Study, the largest study of chief executives ever conducted, today reveals a dramatic increase in the number of global business leaders who see important change ahead, and also highlights how the ability to absorb and manage change is widening the gap between winners and losers in the global economy. CEOs reported

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Investors’ Circle Reports Record Applicants for Venture Fair

Investors’ Circle is pleased to announce the selection of 23 companies set to present at the upcoming Spring Conference & Venture Fair, May 5-7 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA. Investors’ Circle hosts two venture fairs a year where companies that address a social or environmental issue present to over 150 investors who

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Alternative Channel and Rethos Join Forces

Alternative Media Initiative (AMI), a Montreal-based online media company, announced that it has acquired Rethos Inc., creator of Rethos.com, an online community devoted to discussion on social change. Rethos becomes part of AMI’s growing network of online media properties dedicated to sustainable development issues, which already includes Alternative Channel, a multilingual video platform for individuals,

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