Hundreds of community leaders from all corners of the US have descended on the University of California, Berkeley for the 5th Annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) conference, titled “Leading the Evolution of Local Living Economies.”
The first day’s focus is on enabling the local chapter leaders on local first campaigns, fundraising, and organizational tactics for growing their BALLE chapters – – there are now over 50 chapters nationwide and the movement is quickly growing, a concept whose time has come! I’m currently in the session hosted by Michelle Long (pictured above) discussing the amazing success of the Bellingham, WA BALLE chapter that she started and has grown to over 500 members.
I’m here representing BetterWorld (we are one of the founding B Corp companies being launched tomorrow – www.bcorporation.net) as well as representing the Charleston, SC Lowcountry Local First that BetterWorld helped get off the ground. More soon!
Living Local,
Matt
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