Working for Good
Posted on Mar 31st, 2006
by 
Brian
Brian
(I'm blogging like ~C4Chaos tonight so here goes another!)
We're supporting our first non-profit in a project I'm really excited about. It's called Working for Good and is all about "liberating the entrepeneurial spirit for good"... Essentially merging spirituality and capitalism to create enlightened entrepreneurs who are out there changing the world.
Our first project is this May when we'll be webcasting a series of four sessions to high school students (and others) around the world. I wrote an article for the program called "Areté and the Entrepreneur," we're hosting the site and will be providing Zaadz community tools to support the project.
Can't wait to share more. For now, here's a little blurb:
Working for Good is designed to inspire and support entrepreneurial initiative in service to society and to celebrate the role of business in promoting peace and prosperity. Contributors to the Working for Good curriculum, who will also participate in the video conferences, include:
Here’s how you can participate:
Download the W4G curriculum and register to view the video conferences on the private web cast.
Read each of the four lessons and discuss them as a group (one at a time or batched together, whatever works best for your group). Each lesson includes discussion questions to facilitate your discussion.
Tune in to the wed cast on May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at 10 am EDT
For more information about Working for Good visit the site at www.workingforgood.com and you can direct any questions about the program to: Jeff Klein.
We're supporting our first non-profit in a project I'm really excited about. It's called Working for Good and is all about "liberating the entrepeneurial spirit for good"... Essentially merging spirituality and capitalism to create enlightened entrepreneurs who are out there changing the world.
Our first project is this May when we'll be webcasting a series of four sessions to high school students (and others) around the world. I wrote an article for the program called "Areté and the Entrepreneur," we're hosting the site and will be providing Zaadz community tools to support the project.
Can't wait to share more. For now, here's a little blurb:
Working for Good is designed to inspire and support entrepreneurial initiative in service to society and to celebrate the role of business in promoting peace and prosperity. Contributors to the Working for Good curriculum, who will also participate in the video conferences, include:
- John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market
- Kartar Singh Khalsa, CEO of Golden Temple of Oregon (makers of Peace Cereal and Yogi Tea)
- Michael Strong, CEO of FLOW, an emerging movement dedicated to “liberating the entrepreneurial spirit for good” and producer of the curriculum for W4G
- Donna Callejon, COO of GlobalGiving, the online marketplace for international philanthropy
- Brian Johnson, Philosopher & CEO of Zaadz, a company merging spirituality, capitalism and technology to change the world by inspiring and empowering people to live at their highest potential while using their greatest strengths in the greatest service to the world.
- Jeff Klein, CEO of Cause Alliance Marketing & Producer of Working for Good
- Also contributing to the curriculum are Marilyn King, two-time Olympic Pentathlete and creator of the “Olympian Thinking program”, and Candace Allen, essayist and educator.
Here’s how you can participate:
Download the W4G curriculum and register to view the video conferences on the private web cast.
Read each of the four lessons and discuss them as a group (one at a time or batched together, whatever works best for your group). Each lesson includes discussion questions to facilitate your discussion.
Tune in to the wed cast on May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at 10 am EDT
For more information about Working for Good visit the site at www.workingforgood.com and you can direct any questions about the program to: Jeff Klein.
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brian johnson
August 2008 
Ooohhhh, Working for Good sounds very cool! :)
I am posting a link to this at GenZaadz. This is just the thing that pod was set up for. Thank you for the info, Brian. Please tell me how the GenZaadzsters can promote this.
Deep bow, my brother!
That is great! I like the fact that zaadz is involved in the sharing and promoting awareness for good practices / values in the business community. Smiles.^^
I love it - get em while they're young! Beautiful work, Brian. I can hardly wait to see how it all unfolds.
LOL at “wed cast” hohoho…Paging Doctor Freud in zaadz HQ.
Sounds great, bro.
(((Brian)))
Auntie CalmEagle
Hey guys: love it. Will be following up with more info soon!
CE: funny. :)
Incredible!!! Such a great cause, Bri!!! So stoked to see this type of youthful involvement - creating the future!
Here's one of my favorite comments about it from David, an awesome eighteen year-old Zaadzster:
A Breath of Fresh Air While reading Brian Johson's blog, I came across this very interesting program titled Working for Good. The basic purpose of this “curriculum” is to ignite the passion in people throughout the world to become better entrepreneurs, not necessarily in the “start your own business” sense, but more in the “individual initiative to change the world” sort. It's all sorts of Zaadz like.
Mm, it speaks to the “I wanna save the world” element in me. I highly suggest downloading their curriculum, which is something like a pamphlet filled with inspiring articles. It's a very interesting read. I've only read the first entry, titled “Progress and Possibility” so far, but its good stuff. It dismisses the falsehood that the world's going to hell in a hell basket. Apparently, it's not. :) Always good to hear, especially with how the media makes the apocalypse seem ever so plausible.
Mm, this stuff just makes me all warm and fuzzy. Optimism, you win the day!
Namaste.