Communication and the art of blogging

23.08.2007 M: “ … Here is the corrected project. As I am not yet getting the photos, I will send them from Bamenda by weekend latest. … I will finally travel tomorrow night…” 24.08.2007 H: “ … The projects are being put onto the web site and I have been asked to shorten yours. I [...]
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„Can I start saving the earth today, or do I have to wait until tomorrow?

Daily people ask us what they can already do on betterplace.: “Can I donate money to this project in Bolivia, the one on the start site?”, “I know this one guy on the platform, how can I connect with the old chap?”, “Berlin is horrible in autumn, where can I volunteer next month?”, “Why can’t [...]
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gourmet jour fixe

betterplace is about supporting people better their lives. Today we experienced the pleasure of having somebody support us - by cooking a lovely meal for our weekly jour fixe: our friend Lui, also known as Claudia, came into the office and spoiled us. Thank you!!! (on the photo, from left to right: Janine, Samir, Lui, Nunni [...]
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Welcome back, Nunni!

It’s great to have Nunni back after a much-deserved break. As I saw her this morning, I couldn’t help think how different the site will seem to her after a two week absence. Nunni and I started uploading the new projects when they came in. It was exciting to receive them as strangers, sift through [...]
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PR / Marketing Workshop

    Yesterday was a big day: all creative and strategic people gathered around one table for the first time. It was a good opportunity for our partners and supporters to finally get to know each other. Participants to this memorable meeting were: Jörg Rheinboldt (M10), Sabine Fischer, Julia Kranz and Christina Tachezy of Scholz [...]
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Progress

Dear all, here’s our unique blackboard with the current status. Things are moving – slowly but steadily… P. S.: If you look close you can find an error in the picture above. Whoever detects it first is in for a surprise!
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Today is the day!

After months of intense work and heated discussions we have started to invite the first few selected friends and supporters to a pre-launch of betterplace.org – to check out the site, give us detailed feedback and leave their mark: post their own projects or enter their profiles as one of the first betterplace users. There [...]
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