Why Meet for Sustainable Transportation? Our core global dependency is transportation.  Transportation is the master-key to survival; without access to resources life dies.  Every transportation advance (from horses to jets) has increased the global standard of living by improving access to resources.  Unfortunately most transportation depends on oil production, and the mess that goes with it.  Our transportation based economy not sustainable due to: collapsing infrastructure,  peaking oil suppl …

Welcome to the premiere gathering of active change agents, social innovators, impact investors and sustainable entrepreneurs who discuss the details and challenges of funding, creating, and running a sustainable venture, social enterprise or other for-benefit organization. This emerging sector, which spans the for-profit and non-profit worlds, is full of people struggling to create socially- and environmentally-impactful organizations that can stand the test of time. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of …

Veteran and beginner retirement investors are welcome to meet and network with each other to learn about the alternative investment marketplace. Discussion will include IRA and 401k investment in real estate, private mortgages, private equity, precious metals, start-up companies, green investments and more! Bring your ideas and your experience, let's learn from each other.

Green Drinks Fort Collins was created in January 2007 as a way to bring together green-minded locals and provide a venue to socialize, and make connections with others in the community who care about sustainability.  All locals are invited to join if they have an interest in making our community more sustainable. Please sign in here. We look forward to seeing you at our next event.

Amazon AWS, Google, Rackspace Cloud, GoGrid Microsoft Azure, VMware, enStratus, RightScale... the list goes on and on. Cloud computing is changing the way we work and reshaping the way we manage and run companies. From startups to enterprises, it is disrupting the IT landscape. Come discuss how these Web products and services flatten the competitive landscape, and allow your business to put a ceiling on your costs while removing the ceiling from your growth.

We meet up for potlucks/ BBQ's/ gatherings in town or our homes, for rides, cycling trips, outings, films about cycling/ sustainable community & living, as well as for events/ fund-raisers for wonderful places like Community Cycles of Boulder, which promote cycling. Boulder County Commuter Cyclists provides fun, connection, solidarity, adventure, and growth for commuter cyclists, car-free or car-lite folks & those wishing to learn more about this life-style. Join now and receive information a …

WARNING: This is not your traditional Golf League! Most, but not all of us are just beginners in golf, mothers who admittedly want to get away from their families come Sunday afternoon, have no shame in having at least three cocktails on the course and are thrilled about golfing solely on the premises of meeting new sassy women and acquiring a tan. Oh and not having our husbands grunt at us when we hit the ball only 20 yards because we apparently aren't listening. What is SWING? SWING is a trav …

**ATTENTION MEMBERS, THE JULY AND AUGUST GREEN & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS MEETUP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A CO-HOST (PREFERABLY SOMEONE IN THE GREEN BIZ INDUSTRY) TO PARTNER WITH US, RUN THIS MEETUP, MARKET IT TO THEIR NICHE AND GROW THIS MEETUP. APPLY AT events@startupguru.com FOR THIS POSITION*** The Greentrepreneurs are a group of forward-thinking professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs who want to make connections with solar, renewable energy, recycling, sustainablility, …

The Coolest FREE Face to Face Social Networking Group for Business. This group has been going for over 2 years. We took a little break for a few weeks but we are back on track. We all need to connect with new people for fun and for business. You never know who you will meet.

MISSION The Growing Project (TGP) is a volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit that promotes the value of a strong, diverse, and just local food system to all residents of Northern Colorado through direct agricultural experiences, education, and advocacy. VISION We accomplish our mission through creating community gardens that increase the supply of fresh local produce, providing educational programs to build community knowledge, skills, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, permaculture, and self-suffic …

WHY THIS GROUP: PivotGuild is about facilitating change that leads to growth. One under-served area of the entrepreneurial community is the "maker" sector - the creatives, scientists, engineers and other producers - who need to adapt to dynamic change in the marketplace. We have deep experience in serving and building community around productization. PURPOSE: Whether you have developed a new technology, consumer or business product, you face the shared challenge of commercialization. What market …

The CO Cleanweb meetup is a place for individuals interested in leveraging web, mobile and information technologies to drive environmental sustainability. Cleanweb is the application of web, mobile and software technologies to: Increase the adoption of clean technologies and sustainable processes Deliver green products and services Drive reduction, reuse or recycling of natural resources Cleanweb provides opportunities for innovations in services and products as well as in business models. Th …

The Fort Collins Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) serves the Fort Collins and Loveland area in Northern Colorado. Our local chapter offers you a local resource directory to help connect you with locally-raised, nutrient-dense foods, a community of like-minded people with social events and shared experiences, and educational experiences and information on traditional, nutrient-dense diets. Join us! For more information, see our website, at http://wapffc.org/home

Boulder has an amazing community of local businesses that help give our town a unique charm. This group is for both small business owners and people passionate about supporting their local economy. We'll meet twice a month on Saturday afternoons to discuss ways to help shift our buying/investing to worthy local organizations.

All mommies-to-be, welcome! As a Certified Baby Planner and Greenproofer, I am dedicated to helping women (and their loved ones) navigate the journey that begins even before conception, with a focus on staying healthy, happy and balanced. I want this pregnancy support group to be a place to discuss topics such as birth choices, diaper choices, nutrition and relaxation during pregnancy, doulas and midwives, non-toxic products and so much more! We can meet once or twice a month with a particular t …

Nourish the Planet (NTP) is pleased to announce the formation of Colorado’s first green based hackerspace. “The Warehouse” will formally open to members on Wednesday, January 2nd, offering physical space and unique resources for farmers, artists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. We will incorporate many useful resources for anything from starting a business, to aqua-ponic gardens, to fine arts as well as a wood and metal working shop for creators and creative thinkers and tinkerers.

This is a group for folks interested in any facet of Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Extended-Range Electric Vehicles and the like. Owners, prospective owners, manufacturers, dealers, advocates and/or anyone with an interest in electric vehicles of any type are welcome. We started this group to meet other EV Enthusiasts, learn from each other, and to support Drive Electric Northern Colorado's first-in-the-nation initiative to establish a comprehensive electric vehicle deploy …

The Berthoud Urban Farm @ Grace Place is where you can come learn about gardening, share in community with others, and maybe even get your hands a little dirty! We don't want to just grow vegetables; we want to grow the Berthoud community.

Hear ye, hear ye, all tea lovers.... the English Tea Lady, Sue Wood, hosts regular High Tea events, educating members on the history, culture, and varieties of English tea. Most events take place at the Hilltop Wildflowers Tea Room of Broomfield, which caters to "All Things British." The Hilltop overlooks Denver to the south, with wonderful views to the west and north of the Flatirons. Each of Sue's events at this location include: elegant presentation, homemade scones with clotted cream and jam …

Public speaking these days is moving online such as YouTube, greatly increasing our audience. In our Mastermind group, we will learn from each other the elements of Toastmasters that work well for delivery via video, webisode, and webinar. Our emphasis is to be authentic, perhaps less polished. We'll practice our on-camera personal presence in a semi-pro studio with shadowbox lighting, teleprompter, high quality audio, and green screen. We'll become familiar with the various pieces of technology …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning about and getting hands-on experience with small acreage sustainable farming, ranching, livestock raising, market gardening, home-scale aquaponics, or other sustainable/green technologies and practices. All skill levels are welcome. We have a very cool 45 acre working farm/ranch that is an open canvas for you to work on to gain skills and knowledge you can use on your own properties and projects. You will be helping move ahead an international mo …

We will maintain a community garden plot here in Loveland, Colorado hosted by the Loveland Historical Society at the Milner-Schwartz Homestead. See http://lovelandhistorical.org/community-gardens/ for additional details. (Note: I have already secured one plot for us to maintain as a shared community garden here.  Should there be sufficient interest we might consider a second plot.) We will also share outings riding horses at SylvanDale Ranch (and other places along the way), We will practice Ar …

About Sacred House: Define and deepen your own unique spirituality while in the context of meaningful community. At Sacred House there is not one "right" answer, and for each person spirituality can mean something different... Sacred House is a place of belonging for people who are spiritual but not religious. The one common belief at Sacred House is that there is something larger that connects us all. From there we diverge with our individual understandings of what that means and how we experie …

The beauty of sustainability is that it works better when we work together. Not only can we do more with our hands, but we do more with our heads. New and better ideas are spread more quickly. Experimentation and application has more benefit when supported by a group. It is time to launch a cooperative network to facilitate our growth into the 21st century, with all of its coming challenges. Designing and building is what makes us uniquely human. Done poorly we have nearly wiped ourselves off th …