Sponsors

Shareable gratefully acknowledges its sponsors. Sponsorships in support of Shareable are governed by CommonSource's Sponsorship Policy. Are you interested in sponsoring Shareable? If so, please contact Seth Schneider at seth at shareable dot net

Through the use of algorithms to determine users’ reputations online, TrustCloud has become the trust solution for the sharing economy. By analyzing users' social streams, TrustCloud builds a snapshot of who people are dealing with online and gives insight into the people they’re sharing goods with without actually meeting them.

Heartland convenes conversations, programs, trainings & communities of engagement, to practice the skills of the intentional leader, dedicated to creating a world that works for all. We offer authentic conversation, support, leadership development, and inspiration in every program and training. 

SOCAP is a multi-platform organization dedicated to the flow of capital towards social good. SOCAP connects thousands of innovators worldwide – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – both in physical spaces and online, to build a market at the intersection of money and meaning. 

Meshlabs is coming to a city near you. It's part lab and part cocktail shaker. Community + commerce + cities is the cocktail. Our aim is to convert waste to value. Join the conversation at meshing.it.

 

GCUC will give all of us in the coworking community an opportunity to engage in person with one another, share purpose and passion, and refresh our energy in the process.

According to Deskmag, the coworking movement has roughly doubled in size each year since 2006. That’s kind of a big deal, so this year, we’ve booked the AT&T Conference Center in the heart of Austin, Texas to accommodate our ever-expanding group of friends. To keep it interesting (as if we needed any help), we’re running two tracks at once: an “unconference” track with exceptional peer-to-peer breakouts (great for seasoned coworking space owners) and a more structured conference track (perfect for newer owners and folks who just want to learn more about the movement.)  We hope you’ll join us March 8th 2012.

CRM Donations from Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is a provider of CRM and cloud computing solutions for large enterprises, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Salesforce.com is committed to corporate responsibility in 2 primary ways: corporate philanthropy and environmental sustainability.

The Salesforce Foundation corporate philanthropy program supports nonprofits worldwide through volunteerism, grant giving, and CRM license donations. Salesforce CRM helps nonprofit organizations and businesses with contact management, sales force automation, call center software, and custom application development. That way nonprofits can focus on fulfilling their mission.

The primary goal of our Earthforce program is to create a carbon neutral salesforce.com. Our first step towards reaching this goal is to offset our corporate greenhouse gas emissions produced from office locations, data centers and corporate travel. We believe that conserving energy and promoting sustainability are key areas of doing business in the future.

Collaborative Consumption describes the rapid explosion in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping redefined through technology and peer communities.

From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, to emerging sectors such as social lending (Zopa) and car sharing (Zipcar), Collaborative Consumption is disrupting outdated modes of business and reinventing not just what we consume but how we consume. New marketplaces such as Swaptree, Zilok, Bartercard, AirBnb, and thredUP are enabling “peer-to-peer” to become the default way people exchange — whether it’s unused space, goods, skills, money, or services — and sites like these are appearing everyday, all over the world.

YES! Magazine reframes the biggest problems of our time in terms of their solutions. Online and in print, we outline a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement, and stories about real people working for a better world.

Rentalic provides an innovative online rental marketplace that enables person-to-person renting among friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors. Rentalic enables individuals or businesses to rent items, services, and real estate to/from each other. Rentalic's platform helps the "people who need stuff" connect with the "people who have stuff". Rentalic's philosophy of "Rent | Share | Be Green" fosters reuse and sharing of goods, thereby reducing the carbon footprint while enabling people to save money and earn money.

The Idea Hive is a team of Green MBAs offering research, consulting and facilitation services to businesses and organizations in the Bay Area and beyond. By combining sustainability practices with cutting-edge thinking, the Hive helps individuals and organizations flourish and realize the power of creative collaboration.

The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community

Sharing is the answer! Build community, save money, simplify your life and live sustainably by sharing resources. This book shows you how. It's a practical legal guide to forming successful sharing arrangements.

By Attorney Janelle Orsi & Attorney Emily Doskow; published by Nolo Press

On the Commons (formerly Tomales Bay Institute) is a network of citizens and organizations exploring new ways to achieve social justice, environmental harmony and democratic participation at all levels of society.

The work of On the Commons takes many forms—from introducing innovative public policies and economic initiatives to supporting grassroots local action. We focus on a wide range of issues, which reach deep into the realms of ecology, economics, technology, politics, education, the arts and day-to-day life in diverse communities.

On the Commons looks to the commons itself as a model for how we structure our organization, set our goals and chart our progress. We are committed to moving beyond “me” to “we,” and maintaining a sense of the whole as we direct our energies toward particular projects.