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Posts by Zach Berke

Four Heartwarming Tales of Crowdfunding for Good

5 January 2015

As the year has drawn to a close and we face 2015, sometimes a bit of post-holiday depression sets in. January is one of those key times where we can either give in to cynicism as we watch countless friends and acquaintances ditch their well-meaning resolutions two weeks into the…

B Corp Feature: Turning Pollution into Progress and Profit

2 January 2015

Ocean pollution is one of those causes that people have a lot of trouble remembering. Although there are beach clean-up crews in most developed coastal areas, for the great majority of the world’s population who don’t live near a beach, the issues of trash in the ocean tend to be…

Exygy’s work with EWG recognized as one of the “Top 10 Mobile Apps of 2014”

1 January 2015

Wow! We got an awesome New Years surprise — when Mark Wilson at Fast.Co Design let us know our work was being recognized as one of the “Top 10 Mobile Apps of 2014”. We’re especially proud that Food Scores — our purpose driven work with the Environmental Working Group —  was recognized *not* as one of the…

The Case for Taking Tech Risks for Social Good

26 December 2014

During a 2013 TED Talk, Dan Pallotta challenged popular assumptions and expectations of the social good sector. The talk struck a nerve and has since gone to be viewed over three million times. Pallotta rightly noted that the problems social entrepreneurs and nonprofits are tackling are “massive in scale.” Pallotta…