Fly2help is a charity lifting the spirits and horizons of people suffering from life threatening and chronic illnesses, families who have suffered tragedy, and those who are working to recover a sense of self-worth.

Established in the UK in 2006, the charity offers flight lessons to individuals, groups and like-minded charities. They say their core focus, however, is disadvantaged youngsters, "...with whom we aim to inspire imagination, determination, self-esteem and confidence."   Read more...

Ethicalsingles.com is an online dating & friendship site specifically for like-minded singles who are striving to make positive changes in the world. They help connect people who share interests in humanitarian issues, social justice, animal rights, nature preservation, alternative energy, recycling, organic farming or endangered species.

Their website says, "Are you looking for a green dating site? A vegetarian dating site? A vegan dating site? Look no further for your personals! ethicalsingles.com is a global online dating service for people who are interested in human rights, animal rights and environmental issues, and are looking for meaningful, long term relationships, love, romance, marriage and friendship with like-minded individuals.   Read more...

1. Eat Healthy-Let your dog chow down on food made with organic, all natural, human grade ingredients free of animal by-products, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, artificial preservatives & ingredients or genetically engineered ingredients. Anything that you would normally not eat yourself. Treats such as Polka Dog Bakery and more use all natural, organic, human grade ingredients that is even good enough for you to eat.

2. Clean up your dogs poop - Scoop up your dog business with biodegrable earth-friendly alternatives and retire those plastic bags. Plastic bags take 100’s of years to break down when thrown in the landfills and help to preserves that squishy mess. An eco-solution to the "poop-lution" problem is Spike brand Business Pick-up Bags which are convenient, earth-friendly & biodegradable.   Read more...

Citizen space takes the best elements of a coffee shop and a workspace and melds them together to create a place where you can get work done and socialize with other visitors. They rent desks in their San Francisco location for $425 a month and hold events in the space as well.   Read more...

It is becoming harder and harder to believe NGO's, charity's and other organisations who are claiming to be making a difference in the lives of economically poor people in the south when you know they are going for your donating dollar or euro. Fundraising promotion campaigns work on our cultivated image of "the poor" filled with all our prejudices about what's the problem and what's should be the solutions. Wouldn't it be much more fair we ask them what their perspective is on how we are trying to help? With other words to let them tell the story...   Read more...

Are you having trouble finding the perfect thing for that special someone on your gift list this holiday season? Looking for advice? Who better to call than the jolly guy himself - Santa Claus.

I am St. Nick is a new website created especially for this holiday season. After plugging in the phone number of your loved one and your email address, Santa will give them a personal call to find out what they want this Christmas. Santa will then email the results.   Read more...

SingleSpotCamping allows people to share land with each other. Their website says, "The idea is: anyone who owns land (it can consist of your garage entrance) and would like to welcome one or a couple of camping guests are welcome to connect."

The site allows people to register and list their camping-spot which could be a farm, a back yard, or even - like they said - the entrance to your garage. They say the benefits of SingleSpotCamping include a wide range of camping sites to choose from, opportunities to camp spontaneously, cheaper than paying for a camp-site, and many more.   Read more...

Rob Coleman of the Rogue Element, a design and branding firm out of Chicago just announced their first annual Green Design Grant. The team will be giving away a year's worth of design services to a sustainable or green organization in need of design services who couldn't otherwise afford them.

Rogue Element does not have any limitations about where your organization is located, or even if it is in more than one location. They work with clients world-wide. However, any travel costs incurred by Rogue Element while providing services under the Grant will need to be paid by the winning organization.   Read more...

Farm Forward is a nonprofit group advocating Americans to transform the way our nation eats and farms. They oppose the method of "factory farming" which began in the 1920's and is now prevalent in the meat, dairy, and egg industries. New farming technology has not been used positively and instead is promoting factory farming and destroying rural life.

Their website boasts their many accomplishments saying, "From years of innovative efforts to improve conditions on farms and in slaughterhouses worldwide, we have built a unique network of strong relationships with animal welfare experts, food retailers, nonprofit animal advocacy organizations, religious leaders, scholars, small farmers, and writers concerned about farmed animal welfare. This unprecedented network and our tight focus on rolling back factory farming allows us to enhance the effectiveness of existing organizations and implement comprehensive new strategies that are unavailable to other groups."   Read more...

Thomas Friedman advocates for a bipartisan, revitalized definition of the term green.   Read more...