Another company I spoke with while in New York last week at Inman Connect’s Startup Alley was the Certified Charitable Giving Alliance (CCG Alliance). I spoke with co-founder and CEO, Robin Leigh, for a few minutes and learned a bit about her mission and organization. Since…

It’s no secret I’m a fan of Giveback Homes, as I’ve written about their organization numerous times. One of their co-founders, Caroline Pinal, will be speaking on stage on Thursday at Inman Connect, so don’t miss it if you’re attending the conference. There are a number of other…

1000Watt announced the Turn On Podcast today, and released the first version. Head on over and listen. One thought I come back to after listening to a few of Marc’s thoughts on a broker loving local, is the socially conscious broker/agent. A brokerage could really…

I saw Earth Enable last night, and thought it quite a fascinating project. It’s not really real estate technology, but it has a real estate angle (flooring in Rwanda) and worth sharing nonetheless. 80% of Rwandans and over one billion people worldwide live in homes…

Many of you know today is #givingtuesday. I recommend you giveback by becoming a member of Giveback Homes. Or Kiva. Or The AdventureProject (which is what I donated to earlier today). Or any other cause you care about. And yes, Black Friday is a con. [Graphic via Mary]

I just watched the following video, a short presentation by Brett at New Story (which I’ve written about before): Given I’m a sucker for community, one thing I picked up on was that Brett mentioned that building homes leads to lasting community. Money can’t build…

I was speaking to the founder of HelpingB (crowd funding for social good ideas) because we’re thinking about doing a campaign for Horizon to get us onto Android. On the call, she told me about Change Heroes, which helps people campaign with 9 other friends to build…

It’s no surprise I’m a huge huge fan of what I saw from BoutiqueRE this morning… .@givebackhomes #forsocialgood @RajQsar @cboladian For Every Home We Sell, We Help Build A Home!! pic.twitter.com/2Xrlrkxh2m — The Boutique RE (@TheBoutiqueRE) October 31, 2015 Why aren’t you doing the same…

Some of you know community, travel, and giving back are what makes me tick. My startup, Horizon, is a blend of all three. Some of you also know there is a Geek Estate community on Horizon (the unlock code is “geekestate2015”) to help members of this community find…

Giveback Homes launched their Social Responsibility Program for Brokerages today. (see here for press release). The new membership package offers brokerages interested in giving back to their communities a chance to join as leaders in corporate social responsibility. The packages also give brokerages the opportunity to…