Ida Marks Foley, Peace Elder
Council of MagiIda Marks Foley agreed to join the board because, in her words, “Adbongo’s plan completes the sacred hoop.” Adbongo is honored to have her with us.
Ida Marks Foley agreed to join the board because, in her words, “Adbongo’s plan completes the sacred hoop.” Adbongo is honored to have her with us.
Adbongo is going gold. That’s right, we’re ditching paper for the shiny, sparkly stuff. Why? The answer is simple: the value of gold is increasing while the purchasing value of fiat currency is decreasing. Plus, gold can’t be counterfeited, it’s not so easy to burn, and it can be molded into a sculpture of a [...]
Adbongo, Inc’s cause business accelerator is open for business. Our facility located in Farmers Branch has begun the conversion to space ship, adding recycling, L.E.D lighting and water catchment in addition to soon-to-be-installed solar panels. Our march towards sustainability has been a gradual one as it must be for most of us. Now, we’re happy [...]
{EAV_BLOG_VER:83a7aef17dcdc492} We at Adbongo are excited by the latest report regarding socially responsible investing (SRI), and we thought we’d spread the news. Lately, reading the papers hasn’t exactly been a joyful experience, so we’re happy to share a study that paints an optimistic picture of the state of human consciousness. The Social Investment Forum Foundation’s [...]
As Adbongo was being formed in 2006, the world wide financial system was about to collapse. Up until then, cause marketing and green business practices were seen as little more than a gimmick by the rest of the business world. After the dust from the crash of 2008 had begun to clear, it soon came [...]
On Tuesday, March 22nd we had the opportunity to present our accelerator driven ecopark plan to Hood County Commissioners Court. Hood County is one of the many locations around the country to whom we have released the details of our plan. Our goal is to implement zero waste far and wide, and we are starting [...]
As the year progressed, we realized we needed to refine our vocabulary regarding Adbongo’s purpose. We realized that neither “marketing & advertising agency” nor “business development firm” accurately describe what we do. After contemplation and team brainstorming, we decided “cause business incubator” is the best way to communicate who we are to the world. As far as we know, we are the world’s first cause business incubator. Essentially, this label describes the fact that we seek to nurture and grow causes, both non-profit and for-profit.
We have created initial plans for an eco-business park. Ancillary businesses on-site will take in the recycling facility’s outputs to change them into usable products; each business will be consciously developed based on its ability to use excess materials from the recycling facility and other neighboring businesses so that the park will function as a sustainable organism complete within itself. As the business incubator, Adbongo will strap rocket boosters on the businesses within this park.
Over the last twenty years, as we’ve come to understand the detriment our happy-to-consume society inflicts upon the environment, many households and communities have heeded the recycling call. We applaud this fact! It is wonderful that so many have taken personal responsibility for the care of the earth in the face of a problem that sometimes feels overwhelming. With our model, we hope to make it easier for all of us to take care of the planet. We plan to rehabilitate and beautify the old landfill areas, and we will offer education and training on-site and for the community so that we might share the technologies we’ll be using with interested communities across the globe.
Ad’bŏng’gō: The “Ad” is short for our core competency: Advertising, but what about the bongo? Imagine four bands. All four are composed of the typical members: a bass guitarist, lead guitarist, drummer, and a singer. As most bands will attest, standing out from the crowd is tough with all the competition out there. The first [...]