This year has felt downright seminal since it started. Against the backdrop of a Mayan prophecy for the new social cycle, the Arab Spring, Occupy, the (sometimes unmentionable) triumphant Olympic Games and the ensuing breakdown of the Eurozone and who knows what else… things are also changing for us, albeit in significantly less dramatic ways.
Category: Ethical Business
A web app for tiny tasks and a crowd of volunteers
July 8, 2011 – 1:55 pm
URL: tasket.dharmafly.com People like to help out with a good cause, but it can be difficult to find the time. What if, through the Web, we could gather enough people and bring them together to achieve something great? At Dharmafly, we’ve been hard at work creating an open source tool called “Tasket“, which we hope […]
We Won a Bric!
May 12, 2009 – 6:06 am
At last week’s beautiful UnLtdWorld first birthday gathering, I was honoured to collect a shiny BRIC award, for “using technology for social good in the most creative and innovative way”. Thank you to everyone who voted for Dharmafly, and to all who have supported us in the last 2 years. There were five award categories,
Nominated for an UnLtdWorld BRIC Award
April 22, 2009 – 10:05 am
Dharmafly are chuffed to have been nominated for a BRIC award with UnLtdWorld, the social network for social entrepreneurs. You can vote with your feet (erm, your mouse) right here. Since its launch, one year ago, UnLtdWorld has gone from strength to strength as a platform for collaboration, helping people to work together for social change. We’re listed in […]
Twitterer Floats Away at Twestival
February 11, 2009 – 11:43 am
This month, we’re taking great pleasure in helping out both the London and Brighton Twestivals on the 12th of February. We’re donating a mind-expanding, floaty prize to the London Twestival raffle, and we’re a main sponsor for the Brighton Twestival.
4 Ways to Make the Most of BarCamp
October 31, 2008 – 3:28 pm
We want to spend a little time reminiscing about last month’s Brighton BarCamp, one of our favourite events of the year and a time when we get to roll up our sleeves and muck in with the community. BarCamp is a self-organised gathering of New Media enthusiasts and an important opportunity to share knowledge with […]
It’s Getting Windy in Here
July 1, 2008 – 1:25 pm
After a thorough search, we are now working with a new web hosting provider for the websites that we manage. Web hosting is where a website lives on the Web. It needs to be fast, reliable and supported by a dedicated technical team. And… it needs to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Web hosting […]
Social Innovation Camp
April 11, 2008 – 9:39 am
Social Innovation Camp was a rollercoaster! From the very first evening, when the delegates gathered at the Young Foundation in London, there was a perceptible buzz in the air… The crowd was a heady mixture of web developers, designers, entrepreneurs and people with all sorts of skills. Although coming from different angles, everyone seemed to […]
UnLtdWorld Launch
March 6, 2008 – 2:39 pm
We were happy to have attended Tuesday’s launch of UnLtdWorld, a social networking site for social entrepreneurs. UnLtdWorld brings together people and businesses who make a difference in the world and connects them with potential co-workers and supporters. It aims to be a hot-bed for collaboration, the sharing of services and the pooling of resources.