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Comeback: Good Deeds & Hope

Comeback: Good Deeds & Hope

By: Mario Jospeh Blandini
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A crazy hopeful idea: the good deeds of people can change our world. A veteran of Silicon Valley & US Marine Corps, Mario Blandini explores hopeful thoughts & perspectives with good people who are focused on positive social impact. His company Resolve Networks has set out to “gamify good” with mobile games that record good deeds. The “coins” earned then convert into cash donations to nonprofits, starting with Mario’s passion for the environment and veteran causes. What is your comeback story? Odds are it will involve good deeds. 4 episodes per month, recorded in Texas at Full Circle Studios.Copyright Mario Jospeh Blandini Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Episode 8: Resolve Networks w/ Ted Darr
    Jan 26 2021
    Mario explores hopeful thoughts with his friend and co-founder Ted Darr. Purpose above profit is both a challenge and an opportunity to make an impact on our environment and the wellbeing of Veterans:

    0:00 - Introduction
    03:17 – Ted’s comeback story
    14:21 – New connections for a busy life
    16:54 – Time well spent with friends
    26:35 – Fraternity can still be fun
    36:09 – 3 years into the future

    More information on Ted’s venture @ https://operationcomeback.org. Anyone can earn money for veteran suicide prevention using the Comeback League app for Android & iOS: https://onelink.to/59b73n from mobile, or text “comeback” to 56525.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 7: Optimizing Charities w/ Lukas Dwelly
    Jan 19 2021
    Mario explores hopeful thoughts with Lucas Dwelly, Principal at AddMor. Donation sourcing and volunteer engagement are both challenges and opportunities to make an impact in nonprofit business and for causes we care about:

    0:00 - Intruduction
    04:10 – Lucas’s comeback story
    10:39 – Those in nonprofits are getting smarter
    18:35 – The impact of outcomes
    27:44 – The web of divide among uniforms
    35:12 – Accessible & affordable technologies

    More information on Lucas’s work supporting nonprofits @ https://addmorllc.com. Anyone can earn money for veteran suicide prevention using the Comeback League app for Android & iOS: https://onelink.to/59b73n from mobile, or text “comeback” to 56525.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 6: Diffusion of Responsibility Anders Schneiderman
    Jan 12 2021
    Mario explores hopeful thoughts with Anders Schneiderman, PhD, Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. Sociological headwinds are both challenges and opportunities to make an impact on any cause:

    0:00 - Introduction
    02:13 – Anders’s comeback story
    05:10 – Bystander effect and good
    09:28 – Diffusion of responsibility is normal
    14:44 – Empathy-Altruism theory
    28:54 – Sociology affects value creation

    More information available in [insert blog link here]. Anyone can earn money for Leave No Trace using the 0Trace app for Android & iOS: http://onelink.to/x3bcmy from mobile, or text “0trace” or “zerotrace” to 56525.
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    41 mins

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