Who knew? “Green” stamps are no longer the pre-historic version of “reward points.” Does anyone out there remember licking those endless little stamps and pasting them into that little book?

No matter. That’s so yesterday. Today the US Postal Service has another kind of “green” stamps, a page of 16 stamps, each with an idea for reducing your environmental impact. These are “forever” stamps, too, which means they are evergreen as well: You can use them even after the next rate hike.

Social Entrepreneurs Use Old Skills, New Approaches to Solve Social Problems

by Geri Stengel on Nov 2, 2010 - 9:52am

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Some make change by using old tools – growing mushrooms or training bakers – other redesign the standard business model in order to change the world.

Last week, I described the innovations of two of the Utne Social Ventures Network 2010 Innovation Award winners who are using the basics to change lives. Now let's look at tweaking the business model.