Who doesn’t love Fridays? They are for most of us the best day of the week! Fridays bring casual dress, anticipation of the weekend and a general overall happiness for most of us. Who ever thought of combining that great feeling with that same feeling you get from giving? The answer: a guy named Mike Berman.
Mike wanted to find a way to “harness the positive energy that Fridays have to offer and use that energy to do some good. Simply stated, people are more inclined to do good when they feel good.”
So he came up with a plan, to quit his job, follow his passion and begin Friday5.Org Take a look, its pretty cool.
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Mike is part of the growing group of today’s Social Entrepreneurs, people who are finding a way to combine a passion for doing good, mixed with a little capitalism and technology. The result is so simple and yet so powerful.
He recently quoted, Twitter’s co founder, Biz Stone by saying, “That speaks to one of my fantasies, which is that philanthropy is the future of marketing…If people take their marketing budgets and try to use them for good, you’ll end up with something more”.
I think Mike has found a way to make Fridays, even that much better! Happy Friday everyone!
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