Reading is good for you
10.17.2012
As a follow up to the introductory post for this weeks #CHOOSEPROGRESS focus (which you can read HERE), we wanted to provide some articles for you to read up on if you have further interest in the changing business and international development landscape. It’s important to note that there is not a single solution or one correct way of thinking about how to do this best – that is, to leverage business to truly care for the people and change the world.
So we must keep learning. Always. Develop your own thoughts and help advance the conversation postively…
Online:
Why Can’t We Sell Charity Like We Sell Perfume? (Wall Street Journal)
Conscious Capitalism: Can Empathy Change The World? (Forbes)
Buy a Hat and Change a Life with Krochet Kids (GOOD magazine) *NOTE: KKi plug 
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Offline (aka Books):
Development as Freedom
Poor Economics
Reasons for Success
Krochet Kids intl.
Krochet Kids intl. is a non-profit lifestyle brand working in Uganda and Peru to fulfill its mission statement – to empower people to rise above poverty. Every product is hand-signed by the woman who made it so customers can know who and how they are helping.
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