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The Farm Bill & Nonprofit Services

The slow in the economy is increasingly detrimental to the nonprofit community, especially to agencies whose mission is to serve the poor. As financial support to these agencies drop off with the economic slump, there is a rise in the...

Posted by Alison Gooding on April 21, 2008 11:51 AM

Tags: America's Second Harvest Farm Bill nonprofits working assets Working Assets Credit Card
Healthy Waters

I heard on the news this past week that 300k gallons of Colorado River water (per second) was released for three days through the Glen Canyon Dam into the Grand Canyon. These floods were much more common prior to the...

Posted by Alison Gooding on March 11, 2008 12:54 PM

Tags: America Rivers Colorado River Neuse River working assets
The Importance of Being Philanthropic: Sharing Treasure

At a recent nonprofit Board retreat I was reminded that as an individual I can donate time, talent and treasure to progressive causes I believe in. As the economy makes a downward turn, the nonprofit community is at great risk...

Posted by Alison Gooding on March 5, 2008 10:00 AM

Tags: credit cards credo nonprofits philanthropy working assets
Devotion to the Ocean

Around mid-February, Washington, Oregon, and California citizens woke up to news that dead zones off their coasts were growing and could be linked to global warming. A dead zone essentially means that the ocean is limited or entirely lacking in...

Posted by Alison Gooding on February 25, 2008 5:12 PM

Tags: center for biological diversity credit cards credo greenpeace ocean ocean conservancy working assets
That was so Working Assets

The bill on recycled paper. The "Draft the Bush Twins" signs at the anti-war march. The hybrid and electric vehicle protest at the Hummer Dealership. The hand-drawn globe in our Web site navigation. The $56 million for progressive nonprofits. We've...

Posted by Becky Bond on November 3, 2007 6:24 PM

Tags: Working Assets
Bush goes Gonzo on Wiretapping

Congress is on the verge of giving the Bush administration the power to wiretap American citizens without a warrant or court order. The L.A. Times reported yesterday that Bush is pressuring Congress to force Internet and telecom companies to provide...

Posted by Becky Bond on August 3, 2007 12:22 PM

Tags: gonzales NSA wiretapping working assets
Changing the System

A few weeks ago we talked about Bush administration's suppression of poor voters. With all the problems in our country and corruption in our government, we need every voter to participate in the democratic process. But how can we create...

Posted by Justin Krebs on July 31, 2007 11:43 AM

Tags: voter registration voting Working Assets
I Wonder What's Going on in the Life of Working Assets Customer Dick Durbin?

As some of you might know, yesterday, Senator Dick Durbin hosted the first in a four part discussion on national broadband strategy. Just like YouTube had a democratizing effect on the debate, these conversations are a fresh and innovative strategy...

Posted by Justin Krebs on July 25, 2007 1:08 PM

Tags: Dick Durbin netroots OpenLeft Working Assets
Read Between the Lines

This weekend, I along with 20 million other people worldwide eagerly read the last of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." (I'll tell you when to stop reading this post if you haven't finished it yet.)...

Posted by Justin Krebs on July 24, 2007 9:12 AM

Tags: Harry Potter Working Assets
Credit Where Credit Is Due

We at Working Assets are not afraid of a little criticism (I mean we're sensitive, don't get me wrong, but not that sensitive). We want to hear what you have to say about us. That's why we were glad to...

Posted by Justin Krebs on July 17, 2007 1:35 PM

Tags: coal credit cards environment Working Assets
Where Did the Columnists Go?

When Molly Ivins passed away earlier this year, we not only lost an amazing writer, thinker and friend of the progressive movement, we lost a beloved and frequent contributing columnist to Working for Change. That unfortunate loss led us to...

Posted by Justin Krebs on July 3, 2007 12:13 PM

Tags: Working Assets
Laura Hits One Out of the Park

I've been a Working Assets employee for over six years, and a customer for double that. I think this company rocks hard. But every once in a while, I must confess, the political work we do can seem a little...

Posted by Ben Benjamin on May 18, 2007 2:39 PM

Tags: Laura Scher Planned Parenthood Working Assets
Laura Scher, Fighter for Women's Rights

Last night, I attended Planned Parenthood's Safe is Sexy gala where Working Assets' CEO Laura Scher and her family were recognized for the amazing work they have done to help women and children. We all know Laura's great work as...

Posted by Ben Benjamin on May 18, 2007 9:48 AM

Tags: Laura Scher Planned Parenthood Working Assets
Our New Activism Platform

Over the past several weeks, a dedicated team here in the office has been working hard to upgrade the software systems that run ActForChange.com, the online activism system of Working Assets. Some of the cool new features that you, our...

Posted by Will Easton on May 8, 2007 3:44 PM

Tags: ActForChange activism Working Assets
NYT on "The Fourth Sector"

Yesterday's New York Times had an interesting piece, "Make Money, Save The World," about socially-responsible companies, which they refer to as "nonprofit/for-profit corporate hybrids," and then later as "the fourth sector," and then again as "for-benefit corporations," claiming that the...

Posted by Ben Benjamin on May 7, 2007 9:50 PM

Tags: Ben & Jerry's fourth sector New York Times socially-responsible Working Assets
Working Assets hearts the Hippy Gourmet

What could be more Working Assets than a solar chariot pulled by a robotic George W. Bush? Check out this YouTube clip of the ultimate alternative vehicle posted by the Hippy Gourmet: At Working Assets, we've been fans of the...

Posted by Becky Bond on May 5, 2007 8:08 AM

Tags: Bush Hippy Gourmet Solar Working Assets

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