What is the story, morning glory? So you want to go green too! Sure it is the oldest line in the book. What is the first step? Leverage the local library? Surf several seminars? Consult the consultants?Incubate for inspirations over the internet. What will you use? Scale down Plan B? Extend...

Imagine a large parchment laid out on the floor. You are stretched over this canvas, in hand is a paintbrush which forms a 90 degree angle with the floor. You draw a small circle with the tip of the brush. Then you fill the circle to make a solid dot. That is one dot.Then you do another dot...

...

In February 2011 Good Paper visited Population and Community Development Association (PDA) in Thailand and had the opportunity to look at some of their projects. VDP Concept Note Village Development Bank PDA uses a holistic Village Development Partnership framework to lift villages out...

“Remember when you were a child and someone gave you twenty dollars. How did you feel?Happy? What if someone gives you twenty dollars today? How do you feel?” Wiilliam Sim paints to remind people of the little treasures of life; coming home to a devoted dog, the touch of loved...

An explosion of creativity from developing countries is changing the world and the developed world has to start paying attention. Fredrik Haren presents the case that the Internet has given people in developing countries the tools they need to potentially outdo developed countries. This...

It opens with a knee-slapping examination of how schools work and ends with a series of postcards. In between, Catherine Lim applies her observations to topics such as jealousy, death, marriage and private tuition. Miss Seetoh is the linchpin tying all the story threads together in the...

How Philanthropy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship are transforming the Social Ecosystem. This anthology of essays by high profile and experienced players in the social space is structured around Willie Cheng’s map of the social ecosystem, introduced in Chapter 0. This is a big picture...

A window of opportunity has opened for volunteers to attend the 21st IAVE World Volunteer Conference on 24 to 27 January 2011 at Resorts World Sentosa. The conference will be looking at achievements and opportunities in volunteering. The theme is “Volunteering to Change the...