Mike Strathdee

Small changes can massively improve farmers' lives. Read how MEDA partners are using a points system to improve the productivity and profits of Filipino cacao farmers: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #cacao #Philippines#businesssolutionstopoverty

The November issue of The Marketplace magazine is now online. Read stories about business innovation in rural New York, Ghana, the Philippines, Indiana, Pennsylvania and more: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #dairy #Ghana #groundnuts #businesssolutionstopoverty #Cacao #Philippines #fogcollection

For my 65th birthday, I'm asking for donations to The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. I hope you'll consider contributing as a way to celebrate with me. If 20 people donate $32.50, or 30 people give $22, we can help hundreds of families. www.facebook.com/donate/42486...

Coming soon in The Marketplace:
Stauffers are a major player in New York's dairy industry. Read about a Ghanaian entrepreneur tackling youth unemployment. Meet a PA woman working for systems change. Marvel at how a simple points system is improving the lives of cacao farmers in the Philippines.

The Vow of Nonprofit Poverty. Learning a healthier view of stewardship and generosity.

fascinating piece, pathetic double standard: allthegoodconsulting.substack.com/p/the-vow-of...

‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’ After the Trump administration closed the organisation down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programmes, benefiting an estimated 40 million people

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... #courage #doingtherightthing #praiseworthy

Frustrated by Ford's speed camera reversal> We're not powerless and your voice matters! Email your elected officials and share your thoughts. Kitchener residents, consider emailing the mayor, along with regional councillors. bsky.app/profile/dtkm...

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

Good for Tim Berners Lee. can we recover his original vision for the Internet? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

To grow a garden of joy, we have to pay careful attention to the attitudinal seeds we sow, Nathan Good suggests. From The Marketplace magazine: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #faithandfarming

John Sider has always been attracted to jobs involving missional service. As MEDA's new senior development officer for the Eastern United States, he works with supporters to advance MEDA's efforts to facilitate business solutions to poverty
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#faithandbusiness #Micah6:8

Losing track of the various standards we apply to political media people at lower versus higher levels, so just to refresh: if you're young or have expressed partisan left views, ever, you have no place in the news business. If you're old and Conservative, have at 'er. Have I got that right?

Absolutely right.

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It’s time to support Canadian news and culture - Friends of Canadian Media A new federal budget is fast approaching, and it offers a vital opportunity to ensure the long-term sustainability of Canadian news and storytelling. Mark Carney’s Liberal government was elected on a ...

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Toronto’s speed cameras have reduced speeding, aggressive driving by almost half: new SickKids report Study looks at 250 different locations across Toronto from July 2020 and December 2022.

"When you reduce speed, you do two things for the injury,' said Howard. 'One is you reduce the probability of that injury happening in the first place … Then when you look at the injury force (if it does happen), are you going to get a mild injury or a severe injury?” www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Ryan Good is a serial entrepreneur with an unusual networking style. He often meets people in need of investment or mentoring while in a sauna. www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #networking #entrepreneurship #serialentrepreneur #lifelonglearning #mentorship

Nicaraguan potter Aura Luisa Cano López is grateful for how training provided by a MEDA partner has helped her family workshop to grow and prosper.
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#Nicaragua #potter #MEDA #WE4CA #internationaldevelopment

From prodigal farm boy to successful businessman, church and community leader, John Kuepfer has had a fascinating journey www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #faithandbusiness #homehardware #mentoring

Why should you join MEDA at its annual convention in Montreal Oct. 30 to November 2? Read on to learn some of the reasons: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #boldmoves #internationaldevelopment #faithandbusiness #businesssolutionstopoverty

Now online: John Kuepfer's journey from prodigal son to respected business and community leader. Join MEDA in Montreal for its annual convention. Meet John Sider, MEDA's new eastern US development officer. Learn about Ryan Good 's unusual approach to networking. www.meda.org/the-marketpl...

Dave Gaeddert enjoys running his own company as a one-man band. It gives him the flexibility to work on multiple projects, including helping out with family members' businesses. www.meda.org/the-marketpl...
#solopreneur #Kansas #entrepreneurship #Dropseed #computersoftware #Newton

Kenyan poultry farmer Pauline Nyatunge is grateful for training provided by a MEDA partner. That assistance, and the resultant expansion of her flock, is improving the lives of her family and her community.
www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #Kenya #poultry #businesssolutionstopoverty #Obwombe #LEGEND

Joel Gaeddert's passion for creating museum exhibits has built a thriving company that serves historical sites in most of the US, and beyond. From the July issue of The Marketplace magazine: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #uplandexhibits #kansas #entrepreneurship

For Mark Horst, his King Solar firm is mainly a vehicle for living out values of honesty, commitment and stewardship. From the Marketplace magazine: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #solarpower #stewardship #kansas #faithandbusiness

Best-selling author Dee Ann Turner discusses the spiritual benefits of not holding too tightly to things we value. From the July issue of The Marketplace magazine.
www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #personalgrowth #openhands #faithandbusiness

A Kenyan firm partners with MEDA to teach farmers how to prosper in the poultry business. www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #Obwombe #sustainableagriculture #Kenya #Poultry #businesssolutionstopoverty

Greg Gaeddert takes an unusual approach to private equity investments. His Kansas-based B12 Capital Partners firm buys companies to build & hold them for the medium to long-term. From the July issue of The Marketplace magazine:
www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #Kansas #entrepreneurship

Now online: The July issue of The Marketplace magazine. Read about innovative Kansas businesspeople, a Leamington entrepreneur's success in enclosures, a MEDA partner helps Kenyan poultry farmers thrive, & more: www.meda.org/the-marketpl... #Kansas #faith&business #Kenya #businesssolutionstopoverty

Coming Soon: Entrepreneurship in the US Midwest. Two generations of the Gaeddert family involved in a range of fascinating ventures. Kansas solar firm is community focused. Chickens create opportunity for Kenyan farmers. Ponder the value of holding things loosely. Message me to get a copy

Ontario heat wave prompts concerns about students, educators sweltering in schools Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones placed the onus of action on school boards

I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Ontario needs to have AC in schools to deal with the increasing frequency and severity of climate-fuelled heat waves. This is a health and safety issue as well as an education issue. #onpoli
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