February 2012
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My punny Valentine
We love puns. Especially when they’re in quotes for emphasis. That’s why this is ”Eggs-actly” the kind of perfect Valentine card that makes us so happy. To all of our great clients and friends doing good work in the Twin Cities and beyond: Have a happy day, all of you small-fry good eggs with hearts of gold.
Storytelling scores big at Super Bowl →
January 2012
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Works Progress Happy Hour →
I’ll be there Friday! Stop in to say “hello”!
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This & Every Friday!
To celebrate our new home in the Robert’s Shoes building at Lake & Chicago, we’re hosting a weekly happy hour on Fridays from 3 to 6pm. Stop by anytime for a cup of coffee, tea, wine or beer. Learn what we’ve been up to, relax, brainstorm or share your…
Launch party!
Last week we joined friends and colleagues at the La Belle Vie lounge to celebrate 2012 and the launch of our brand-new web site. Check it out! Tell us what you think. (Pictured above, me (Molly Priesmeyer) and Karen Kopacz. We’re in the bathroom of La Belle Vie. Because we’re classy like that.)
Additional photos are posted here, on our Facebook page. Like us there, and get updates...
A Public Thing makes GOOD
A couple of months ago we posted about a super-exciting project, A Public Thing, an open space for public conversations in-person, in print, and online. It’s on ongoing community-engagement and publication project Good Work Group is helping to organize with the folks at Works Progress, Sarah Peters, Sam Gould from Red76, Molly Balcom Raleigh, and a growing group of artists, designers, and...
A village for Rover owners
We’re a little late on this, but we just yesterday discovered via Twitter RovernightNetwork, an online community of dog owners willing to watch one another’s pets during overnight trips.
RovernightNetwork has communities in Chicago and here in the Twin Cities. From their website:
Rovernight Network provides members access to fellow dog owners and the opportunity to connect with...
Co-working for Good: We get new digs!
We’re excited about lots of new changes in 2012: We’re working on a new web site for Good Work Group; starting our Good Workshops for small businesses and organizations; meeting with fantastic new clients about proposals and ideas for content strategy, social engagement, and outreach; and planning days filled with co-working at new collaborative creative spaces with some of our...
December 2011
5 posts
Start 2012 with a Good Workshop
Here at Good Work Group, we like to start off the New Year thinking about opportunities and growth, both personal and business.
For example: We’ve dusted off our snow shoes and polished our boots in hopes we’ll spur the snow gods to shake the frozen dust from their feathers and give us a good reason to explore the local parks. (Fingers and snow shoes crossed!)
We’re also...
Local start-up gives homebuyers more power
A new local start-up, Buyer Curious, seeks to help home buyers leverage more power in real-estate transactions. Instead of negotiating via a third party, Buyer Curious lets prospective home buyers negotiate with and speak directly to the home owner.
At Good Work Group, we believe the companies and organizations that offer users more power and transparency will become the true success stories as...
Cool event alert: Where we'll be tomorrow
At Good Work Group, we believe the Twin Cities are bursting with smart, passionate people who can learn a lot from one another. Just today, for example, while we were hanging out at Peace Coffee chatting with our clients E-Democracy, we met a web/app developer focused on community engagement tools. Awesome, right? These things happen nearly every day. This city is overflowing with creative...
In Powderhorn Park and beyond, underground...
Recently, we’ve noticed a handful of cool shops and businesses finding a birthplace in unique locations, including people’s homes. Different than “pop-up” shops that use revolving retail spaces, these new shops rely on invite-only sales or single-day sales that invite customers into unique spaces.
At Brown University, a pair of students host a once-a-month underground...
November 2011
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'A Public Thing' sparks conversations and...
Good Work Group is incredibly excited to be involved with A Public Thing, an ongoing space for conversations and inspiration in-person, in print, and online.
Here’s a little bit about the project, a collaboration with Works Progress, Sarah Peters, Good Work Group, Sam Gould from Red76, Molly Balcom Raleigh, and a growing group of artists, designers & writers.
A Public Thing is a...
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Minneapolis food swaps help build community
In cities all over the world, community-building around sustainable food is being further inspired by local food swaps. According to a story today in IFpress:
“The contemporary bartering venue is a place to exchange locally-produced food, share sustainable food-growing techniques and promote community building.
Food is the only currency; no exchange of money takes place.”
Of course,...
"Undriver licenses" reveal commitment to a cause
Undriver licenses are talking mobility to the next level, allowing those who care about the environment and their health to pledge their support in unique ways. With this badge of honor, users are committed to a cause and movement, and have a daily reminder to prove it.
The Undriver movement also asks users to share their story, allowing them not only to be a participant but a leader for the...
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Cool event alert: Renewable Energy 101
Our pals over at the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society are holding a class in January for anyone interested in learning more about DIY renewable energy. According to the site: This class introduces technology alternatives and options, including solar PV (electric), solar hot water and space heating, passive solar and active solar hot air heating, wind energy, energy efficiency, RE environmental...
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Bakeries & pastry shops become resale shops in...
In France, ressourceries (resource shops) are recycling, upcycling, restoring, repairing and reselling consumer goods. Read more on TreeHugger.com.
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Brita Riley’s exploration of urban food growing has grown into a vision resulting in an open source website that is changing how we think about growing food. Our.windowfarms.org connects urban farmers from all over the world share successes and failures with their own window farms in order to further the global development of hydroponic edible gardens for urban windows.