(re) blog: dialogue with Redemtech

Serious Good Contest: A Love Pandemic

Wow! It is gratifying to know how many people really want to help others! Is it the season, or for any reason? (I intend to find out during the next few months!)

Doing Some Serious Good

All you need is love. John Lennon sings it. Dave Matthews sings it. Redemtech sings it.

Today we launch our new relationship with Habitat for Humanity International, to change the lives of thousands of Habitat Families across the country, and eventually across the globe. Ours is a mission across the great divide that is digital.

Entries for Redemtech's Serious Good Contest

Cast your vote today for your favorite Serious Good Contest finalists! Non-profit and community organizations too often go without computers, or struggle with outdated, worn out equipment. That's why Redemtech created the Serious Good contest – to help non-profits modernize with refurbished electronics. Redemtech set aside more than $10,000 of professionally refurbished equipment to award to deserving organizations from Redemtech’s Red Rabbitt™ brand.

Voting closes at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 16.

While dozens of worthy organizations were nominated, we have narrowed the field to 10 finalists. Please cast your vote today! Voting ends at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 16.

My Personal Recession

The outcome of receding usually is bad.  Glaciers, shorelines, rainforests, gums – all bad.  On the other hand, some recessions can be a blessing, like when floodwaters recede. 

Rivers that become too swollen from their copious consumption, brim over their banks and cause vast destruction.  And then they recede leaving behind less than was there before. 

I’ve never suffered a flood thankfully, but I am imagining that the initial feeling of catastrophic loss is eventually replaced by a sense of the possibilities of a new start, realizing that our possessions are not as important as the people we love, safe and sound and near. 

Maybe we have a chance to reevaluate our flooded lives in this recession and reconsider our needs.  Maybe we should stop gorging long enough to see the lovely “slow-down” that might not just be economic. 

Everything I Needed to Know about Good Stewardship I Learned from My Grandparents

Good asset management doesn’t cost, it pays. This truth is often missed by corporate leaders who think that asset management is something business has to afford. The hard lessons my grandparents practiced on the land are a model for everyone who needs to do more with less.