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New Community Platform Launched for Change Agents
October 31, 2011
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Therese Lang
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New Community Platform Launched for Change Agents
FMYI launches collaborative problem-solving tool for social goodPortland, Ore. – FMYI [for my innovation], a leading provider of private social networks and collaboration software, announced today that it has created an online community platform to solve environmental, social and business issues through the power of digital collaboration.
Last year, FMYI started the Change Agents Unite project with a contest that invited users to nominate teams of people from business, nonprofits, schools or government who are making a difference in sustainable business practices. This year, FMYI is expanding the reach of Change Agents Unite by inviting organizations, including non-profits and community groups, to post challenges that are addressed and solved by a community of innovative thinkers and change agents who are motivated by recognition, prizes and the chance to make a difference.
“What do a three foot duck, a stylish bag, an iPad and a comfy jacket have in common? They are all prizes that can be won, just for sharing an idea on ChangeAgentsUnite.com. And they are just a small way to recognize those whose ideas make a big difference,” said Justin Yuen, Founder and President of FMYI. “We’re honored that these big brands are helping to attract fresh thinkers to solve problems as it all adds up to a rewarding experience.”
The Change Agents Unite community platform is powered by FMYI, and provides selected nonprofits the opportunity to list challenges they hope the community can help solve. Members of the larger community collaborate together, generating fresh ideas and solutions. The community member or members that have the best solution for the nonprofit will have an opportunity to win prizes from sponsoring participants such as Columbia Sportswear, Aflac and Princeton Biotech.
Challenges and prizes include:
• Aflac, which is sponsoring a prize to help the Aflac Cancer Center collect ideas on how to transition children with sickle cell to adult care to continue their needed treatments;
• Columbia Sportswear is sponsoring jackets for the two people whose ideas most help the Trust For Public Land bring urgency to the importance of having parks in urban areas;
• An iPad awarded by Princeton BioMeditech to the contributor who most helps Give Kids the World Village improve their “Ice Cream for Breakfast” Campaign.The benefits to participating in Change Agents Unite are many: organizations can gain ideas to help solve their challenges. Companies can help increase the ideas being posted and position themselves positively from a corporate responsibility standpoint. The Change Agents Unite online community members can share ideas, potentially see them come to life, get inspired and connect with other change agents around the globe.
“At FMYI, we’re a big believer that software can be leveraged to create a better world,” said Yuen. “Our Change Agents Unite site, built on FMYI collaboration technology, allows us to bring innovative sustainable solutions to organizations thanks to the support of corporate sponsors and a community ready to empower teams to make a difference.“
For more information about the Change Agents Unite new platform, visit www.changeagentsunite.com.
About FMYI [for my innovation]
Founded in 2004, FMYI is a leading provider of private social networks and collaboration software headquartered in Portland, Oregon. FMYI collaboration networks are used by teams of all sizes (2-20,000) at companies, nonprofits, government agencies, and universities around the world. Guided by the triple bottom line (people, planet and profit), FMYI endeavors to be an enduring business with minimum ecological impact and maximum social value because it is simply the right thing to do. FMYI is the only software-as-service (SaaS) company to be certified as a B Corporation.### 
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GreenBiz Innovation Forum - Collaborative tools
October 10, 2011
GreenBiz is holding their Innovation Forum this week. A key driver of sustainable innovation is collaboration. FMYI President Justin Yuen will be leading a workshop on Collaborative Tools which will be focused on methods to accelerate the implementation of ideas. He’ll be covering collaboration, case studies, and help attendees brainstorm solutions to make ideas become an effective reality.
“The ability to harness the resources that we have is very important, especially the human resources,” said Justin Yuen, FMYI President. “This workshop looks to not only propose ideas for a framework of collaboration to support sustainable goals, but ideas on how to implement them and scale the impact as well.”
During the conference, Justin will also be leading a “Birds of a Feather” dinner and a GreenBiz Guru session, which our opportunities for attendees to speak with thought and industry leaders in innovation.
GreenBiz Innovation Forum 11 will be in San Francisco from October 11-13. The conference is focused on sustainable innovation as we harness new opportunities by rethinking products, processes, and models in business today. Other speakers include Fortune Magazine Contributing Editor Marc Gunther, Nike VP of Sustainable Business & Innovation Hannah Jones, and Greener World Media Founder Joel Makower.
Follow Justin’s (@jyuen) experiences at Innovation Forum 11 (#grnbz #if11) on Twitter.
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Go October. GoGreen PDX!
September 28, 2011
October is just days away and the FMYI team is planning to attend a month of sustainability events!
FMYI is happy to continue our relationship with the GoGreen Conference and will be attending GoGreen ’11 Portland on Tuesday, Oct. 4. This one-day sustainability conference for businesses offers the best in green practices for Oregon business owners, leaders and decision-makers. GoGreen ’11 Portland features exciting keynotes including Hannah Jones (Nike) and Lorie Wigle (Intel), plus featured speakers from New Seasons, SolarWorld, Columbia Sportswear, Widmer Brothers, The Standard and more Portland-based sustainable business leaders. FMYI President Justin Yuen will be introducing Hannah Jones during her keynote address.
Our collaboration started in 2008 with the launch of the GoGreen Conference HUB where speakers, sponsors and attendees can have a place to share and download information related to the conference, and has since blossomed into a successful partnership. Attend the conference and join the HUB.
Join us at the conference to hear more about how we are helping Oregon businesses and organizations create change in their workplace as their CRM, Project management and knowledge management tool, and the first software as a service company to be B Corp certified.
FMYI is committed to sustainability and we know you’re that way too!
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2011 Corporate Philanthropy Awards
September 23, 2011
Portland Business Journal has released its list of Corporate Philanthropists for 2011 and FMYI is ranked No. 26 among small companies. Small companies were ranked by cash donations with revenue less than $10 million and recognized for their support of Oregon nonprofits in 2010.
The top three organizations receiving grants in 2010 by amount were:
1. Northwest Earth Institute
2. The Brian Grant Foundation for Shake It Till We Make It
3. The National Crittenton Foundation“It’s an honor to be recognized as a leader in corporate philanthropy,” says FMYI President Justin Yuen. “FMYI has been guided by the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit from when we were founded in 2004. We enjoy being a part of the communities that we conduct business in and are happy to support so many wonderful nonprofits.“
In addition, FMYI has recently become a certified B Corporation. This community is unified around the goal of redefining success in business and as a result holds companies accountable to a triple bottom line commitment.
Learn more about FMYI’s commitment to people and the planet.
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Honored to be Wheelie finalist – Vote FMYI!
September 07, 2011
The wheels on the bus go…
Forward! That’s right, we believe it is better to go forward and take the high-road in business. The high-road means operating with more than just one bottom line, it means being committed to the triple bottom line. FMYI is proud to be a home-grown Oregon business and honored to be nominated for a Wheelie!
As a finalist for the High-Road Business Award at the upcoming Wheelies – the Bus Project’s awards for people, organizations and businesses that treat Oregon right – we need your help. Please take a moment to vote for us and spread the FMYI love to your friends and family.And you ask “What makes FMYI a high-road business home-grown in Oregon?”
Started at a coffeehouse in Portland, FMYI is the first B Corp certified software-as-a-service company and committed to the triple bottom line (people, planet, profit) with a mission to empower teams to make a difference. At FMYI, we realize that sustainability is not an easy sprint or long-haul marathon, but rather a progressive journey towards zero impact. Our goal is to minimize our environmental footprint, and maximize our societal impact by providing teams a collaboration platform to make lives flow seamlessly. As part of our commitment, we support over 40 organizations making a difference in Oregon and beyond who are committed to a better world – including Oregon Environmental Council, Brian Grant Foundation, Focus the Nation, Northwest Earth Institute, Aflac Cancer Center and the Associate of Climate Change Officers.While that is just a short summary – vote for us and we will continue to provide you more reasons why we are a high-road business and deserving of a Wheelie.
Why do we like The Bus Project?
Like FMYI, it was started out of passion to create change and move this country forward! The Bus Project is a 10 year old organization committed to empowering the next generation in democracy.
(FMYI was founded in a coffee house and the Bus Project in a bar – that makes both very “Portland”!)Keep empowering [and don’t forget to vote],
GraemeP.S. Join us and other fun people on October 10 at the Wheelies event to celebrate 10 years of The Bus Project!
