My mother taught me about ethics and social change when I was a little girl with a simple lesson. Sometimes when I would skip stones on the beach she would talk about the ripple effect. How making decisions is like dropping stones and the consequences are ripples outward. We can't stop the ripples once we put them into motion but we can choose whether we create a … [Read more...] about The Ripple Effect: 7 Principles for Navigating Crisis Online
Ethics
60 Ways to Build Community
It's become such a cliched phrase-something we say and recognize to be true but don't often act on: "It takes a village to raise a child." What does that even mean? In the comments, at our Twitter parties, in conversations with other parents, I am asked all the time- "How can I possibly do it all?" The hard truth is you can't. You can't be everything to everyone all the … [Read more...] about 60 Ways to Build Community
From Passion to Profit
by Laura Simms of Create As Folk . There is something, at least one something, that you have an undeniable gift for. And somewhere in the back of your head, a little bug keeps telling you that you could be making money doing it. Or maybe you're already doing it, but really "going pro" seems elusive. Almost every creative entrepreneur starts this way. . One of the … [Read more...] about From Passion to Profit
Taking the Icky Out of Image Sourcing
by Mayi Carles from heartmade I’m not the image police, nor do I intend to be. As a matter of fact, not so long ago I was convicted of a felony for mistakenly using an image. So there you have it, I’m not perfect! But due to my recent “shame” with image sourcing, man have I studied this case thoroughly. Because who likes tripping over the same stone twice, know what I … [Read more...] about Taking the Icky Out of Image Sourcing
People Over Profit: The New Economy vs The Old Economy
by Jessika Hepburn, Editor I think we are at the crossroads where a new economy is emerging from the old. Right now we have the chance to be the creators not just of handmade but social change. It might seem silly at first glance to think that small businesses making pretty things can change the world but don't laugh me off! I really believe it to be true and it drives every … [Read more...] about People Over Profit: The New Economy vs The Old Economy
