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Ideals to Consider I recently attended the annual Wisdom 2.0 conference here in San Francisco, which is billed as the intersection of Wisdom and Technology. Attendees from the tech sector, government, local sustainable companies, and representatives from mindfulness/teaching centers were convened to explore how mindfulness practices can impact a business [...]
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A New Kind of Political Candidate? In Chinese astrology, 2016 is the Year of the Monkey – which makes total sense given the number of apes, chimps, and bonobos that are running for political office this year! I read that weaknesses of people under this sign are being egotistical, arrogant, crafty, [...]
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Partner of the Month – ASBC Dharma has many amazing partners that share our vision of sustainability and social responsibility: B Corporation, Green America, and Social Venture Network, to name a few. But recently we became a member of a unique organization called the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), based out of Washington [...]
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Practice of Mindfulness Recently, I attended a conference called Mindfulness and Well-being at Work sponsored by The Greater Good Science Center in Berkeley, California. This extraordinary organization is doing research into the nature of compassion, the science of happiness, the practice of gratitude, the fostering of kindness, and so much [...]
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Merchant of the Month – Sungevity This month we are recognizing a merchant that has been with Dharma since early 2007 and whose business has grown exponentially. Sungevity is an Oakland, Ca.-based provider of solar energy systems that has revolutionized how solar systems are evaluated, marketed, and financed. They developed the technology [...]
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Yes, Philanthropy Matters I am picking up on a recent posting and theme, Business as a Force for Good, challenging business to be the change we seek and to shift from small world thinking to a whole world mindset. Since then I moderated a panel for the San Francisco Conscious Capitalism chapter on [...]
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Business As a Force for Good? As we enter into this autumn season, there is a lot going on in the world that may be distracting, like the euro immigrant crisis, polarizing political primaries, incredible deception of Volkswagen, possibility of a government shutdown due to congressional bickering, income inequality in America [...]
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What Is the “Pursuit of Happiness”? In keeping with the theme of happiness, our Dharma team has had a lot of conversation about this quality of life, and one that escapes so many people. As referenced in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, this describes the right to pursue what makes [...]
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Dharma’s B Corp Merchants This month we are straying from highlighting just one merchant as we wish to honor all the B Corps that have chosen to work with Dharma Merchant Services for their payment processing solutions. We hope you’ll find your way to purchase goods and services from these amazing, mission-aligned [...]
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Salaries Increased to $70,000 The credit card processing industry took a stand addressing income inequality earlier this year when the CEO of a Seattle-based merchant service provider announced he was offering a minimum $70,000 per year salary for his staff (to be phased in over the next three years), and [...]
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