EBBF Profile: Gary Reusche – Spiritual Principle, the Sine Qua Non of Development
- Gary (in center, looking at camera) visiting a farm in Canada
“… rural development must consider providing the kind of life that allows everyone to fulfill their spiritual purpose on this planet.” “… there is a short window of opportunity for potentially radical revisions of economic and social principles that have sustained our civilizations up until now.”
In this interview globe-trotting rural development expert Gary Reusche shares with us a sobering yet ultimately hopeful vision of social progress, and gives us insights into how pragmatic, effective and essential a values-based approach is to the development enterprise.
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EBBF Profile: Tomi Astikainen--A Trailblazing Finnish Social Entrepreneur
“Don’t get me wrong. I felt lonely. I was scared. I had no idea what to do nor how to do it. But I felt it had to be done: assisting people to create positive change and get closer to their dreams felt more relevant than ever.”
In this interview young Finnish entrepreneur Tomi Astikainen shares the story of his real struggle—including a spiritual hitch-hiking journey across Europe—to bring the new ideas of social entrepreneurship to his homeland, and how his values were as map and nourishment every step of the way.
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Innovation and Ideas Box
A section by EBBF member Roxann Stafford offering you links to innovative companies and products that possess EBBF qualities:
1) The Facebook World Peace Online Project - ideas to ncrease interactions of people from different points of view
2) How can we as individuals and companies infuse "awesomeness" in our
daily lives?
3) Reinventing the purpose of existing technologies to inspire
people around us to act differently/act with purpose.
News and Cluster Activities
Highlights of EBBF activities around the world.
EU News Column
Our EBBF representative to European Union Institutions, Daniel Schaubacher, compiles highlights from Brussels.
Warm Welcome to New Members
Profiles and welcome to the most recent individuals to join EBBF, with the opportunity to browse the entire list of EBBF profiles or to join EBBF.
Words of Wisdom
"You make a living from what you get and you make a life from what you give."
-W. A. Nance.
More stories and meaningful job offers at the
Opportunities for Action
Over 10 Meaningful job offers, projects, announcements, and other avenues through which you can make change actually happen.
