On a flight bound for Philadelphia a couple weeks ago, I pulled out the complimentary United Airlines magazine, Hemispheres, intending to see how quickly I could complete the crossword puzzle. While matching my mess of a crossword to the answer key in the back (I got a little hasty and put down a few wrong […]

I came across this short article today on a UK financial site, Citywire, and thought it rather timely, what with the beta launch of Xigi as a tool for an evolving marketplace.

Pims 2006: Philanthropy is the new planning role for advisers

From the article:

Geoff Burnand, chief executive of Investing for Good, said that as interest in […]

In addition to creating a useful tool for research regarding social enterprise ventures, part of the goal of Xigi is to open up conversation. One of the easiest ways to do that is by commenting on blog posts. Have a question about something that was posted? Comment and ask it. Have more information about a […]

With the cost of gas becoming more ridiculous every week, people are starting to rethink how they get around. But the guys at Xtracycle (link to web site) have known for years that bikes are a viable alternative to cars. Through a side project called Worldbike (link to new web site)—currently in transition from […]

Benetech (link to web site), based in Palo Alto, launched a digital library for the visually impaired in 2002 called Bookshare.org (link to web site). I came across Bookshare.org while I was entering some entities from a list that Kevin gave me and I thought that it was worth mention, what with the “death of […]

Or at least that’s the philosophy of The Works Catering (link to web site), a part of the NYC-based HIV/AIDS issues advocacy organization Housing Works (link to web site). Most of us are familiar with the idea of buying a plate at a fundraising dinner or eating at specific restaurants on a specific night (”Dine […]

Kevin and Tim have brought me on board the good ship Xigi.net as an “intern” to work with the community and blog. Blog about what, though? That is a question I likely won’t answer until I figure it out for myself through a system of trial and error.

At Kevin’s suggestion, I’ve subscribed to Google News […]