The World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion

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December 7, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Intelligence and capability are not enough.There must be the joy of doing something beautiful. - Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy (Dr. V) - The World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion It's called one of the greatest stories in medicine, but it's more than that. Its approach has impressed the world's top design-thinkers, and yet, it's more than a paragon of innovation. For the last 17 years every MBA student at Harvard has studied a business case on it, but it's more, even, than a model social enterprise. This is the story of Dr. V -- a retired surgeon with crippled fingers who dreamed of ending curable blindness, and the 11-bed eye clinic he founded, called Aravind. In 35 years this world class organization has seen over 32 million patients. Treating the majority for free it's still remained stunningly profitable. "Infinite Vision" is a new book that tells an amazing story about the human spirit, and what becomes possible when we train our minds, tune our hearts, and integrate sound business principles with a mindset rooted in compassion. An important and inspiring read. { read more } Be The Change Check out an excerpt from Infinite Vision and the exciting early reviews from Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, World Religions expert Huston Smith, Acumen Fund's Jacqueline Novogratz, and others. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure The 3 A's of Awesome Kids on Love A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago The Untapped Power of Smiling Kindness Goes Around, and Comes Around How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,012 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion

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December 6, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Intelligence and capability are not enough.There must be the joy of doing something beautiful. - Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy (Dr. V) - The World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion It's called one of the greatest stories in medicine, but it's more than that. Its approach has impressed the world's top design-thinkers, and yet, it's more than a paragon of innovation. For the last 17 years every MBA student at Harvard has studied a business case on it, but it's more, even, than a model social enterprise. This is the story of Dr. V -- a retired surgeon with crippled fingers who dreamed of ending curable blindness, and the 11-bed eye clinic he founded, called Aravind. In 35 years this world class organization has seen over 32 million patients. Treating the majority for free it's still remained stunningly profitable. "Infinite Vision" is a new book that tells an amazing story about the human spirit, and what becomes possible when we train our minds, tune our hearts, and integrate sound business principles with a mindset rooted in compassion. An important and inspiring read. { read more } Be The Change Check out an excerpt from Infinite Vision and the exciting early reviews from Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, World Religions expert Huston Smith, Acumen Fund's Jacqueline Novogratz, and others. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 3 A's of Awesome Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year Life is 'Baeutiful' A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Lesson in Tolerance 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Kindness Goes Around, and Comes Around How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,980 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Free Farm

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December 5, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Love all, serve all, feed all. - Neem Karoli Baba - The Free Farm The Free Farm in San Francisco, run fully by volunteers, is dedicated to bringing fresh, local, organic produce for free to under-served communities in the San Francisco area. In 2009 alone, they gifted over 20,000 lbs of produce. A remarkable activist describes his experience in serving at the Free Farm. "We are not growing fruits and veggies. We are facilitating the growth of soil and community. The food is a by-product. We're mostly giving back to Mother Earth, and in the process, enjoying the co-creation of noble friendship. This is the revelation I got when I met "Tree" (the founder of the Free Farm). From my perspective, this is Gandhi's constructive program at its best, revamped for the 21st century. Gandhi used the spinning wheel as both physical embodiment and symbol for radical change. Today, the foundation for social justice is local and healthy food -- our "spinning wheel" for the 21st century." { read more } Be The Change Write a note of support / gratitude to "Tree" of the Free Farm for starting this amazing community project. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago A Neighbor's Kind Act A School for the Homeless In Las Vegas DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,914 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Do Trees Talk to Each Other?

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December 4, 2011 a project of CharityFocus There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. - Minnie Aumonier - Do Trees Talk to Each Other? Don't trees only talk to each other in the movies? Professor Suzanne Simard of the University of British Columbia shares her latest research regarding forest ecosystems: amazingly, trees in a forest coexist in a synergistic web of interconnections, with the largest, oldest, "mother trees" serving as hubs. Because of the old trees linked into the network, the underground exchange of nutrients increases the survival of younger trees -- becoming a fascinating, real-life model of forest resilience and regeneration. This short video shares the intriguing science behind forest inter-connectivity. { read more } Be The Change Given your own inter-connections, consider where you get your nourishment and resilience from -- and thank one of the sources. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Zero-Waste Living Southern Masked Weaver A Roaming Refuge for 1200 Animals The Best Place for a Break DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 110,889 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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