TOPIC: CREATIVITY (74)

Tammy Ruggles Photography

Tammy Ruggles fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a photographer after losing her vision. As a legally blind photographer, Ruggles uses a point-and-shoot camera that allows her to see the world through her lens and discover nuances and details she wouldn't be able to see otherwise. 

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Games for Change

Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts. Unlike the commercial gaming industry, we aim to leverage entertainment and engagement for social good. To further grow the field, Games for Change convenes multiple stakeholders, highlights best practices, incubates games, and helps create and direct investment into new projects.

Playing For Change

Playing For Change is a multimedia movement to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.

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ArtHere

ArtHERE is a California based platform for crowd-sourced urban revitalization through the matching of art and place.

Hatch

Thanks to our curated community of talented makers, Hatch makes it easy and fun to personalize and customize every product on our site, including jewelry, home decor, and stylish accessories, to make it uniquely yours. Transform any product you see into something you're bound to love.

The Crafts Council

The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft in the UK. Our goal is to make the UK the best place to make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craft. Through our different departments and partnerships our work includes professional development programmes for makers, promoting craft education, innovative exhibitions and events and ongoing research, development and advocacy work in to the craft and wider arts sector.

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WeTopia

WeTopia is a Facebook game that simulates the building of a virtual village and was created for social impact: users can turn points into monetary donations for charities that help families and kids worldwide. 50% of the company's net profits are returned to their partners to complete social good projects. 

Let it Ripple

Let it Ripple: Mobile Films For Global Change is a new short film series by The Moxie Institute (the team behind the feature film Connected) that provides inspiring, impactful films and media for nonprofits all over the world to use to further their reach and impact. For free.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.

Ideas Island

Ideas Island is a project by creativity author and professional speaker Fredrik Härén where he lets creative people stay for free on one of his three private islands so they can work on their ideas.

Lemonopoly

Lemonopoly is a game about our local lemon trade. We trade real, local lemons that grow in backyards, urban farms and on public fruit trees. 
Real world economic takeover...in a game.

MiniEco

A DIY blog geared to kids with creative arts and crafts projects from stay at home mom, Kate Lilley.

The Moth

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, and a recipient of a 2012 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions (MACEI). Through its ongoing programs The Moth Mainstage, The Moth StorySLAMS, The Moth Community & Education Programs and MothCorporate Programs, The Moth has presented more than ten thousand stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded nearly 25 million times a year, and the Peabody Award-winning TheMoth Radio Hour, produced by Jay Allison and presented by PRX, The Public Radio Exchange, airs weekly on radio stations nationwide. 
The new Moth Mobile App for iOS and Android, and the international bestseller, The Moth: 50 True Stories(Hyperion), are available now.

Arova

Arova is a brand of handcrafted, eco-friendly fashion accessories and gift items. Our mission is to provide opportunities for the underprivileged to improve their lives and communities. We do this by creating a marketplace for their products through home parties, events and fundraisers.

AHA!

AHA! (Attitude.Harmony.Achievement) is an educational program promoting social emotional learning, peace building, and joy through creative expression. AHA! is committed to transforming the world by empowering teens to create peaceful and connected communities.