Vancouver Jason Mogus's move into the New Economy world of Web site design and development started with his drive to make the world a better place. That opened the doors to work in the Internet. Communicopia.net was born out of a desire to marry the business interests of a Web site design firm with Mogus's committed ethical views. As a business strategy, he says, it is paying off. That means that his firm looks at the financial bottom line and considers social and environmental responsibilities.
Nonprofit groups get a discount.
Corporate clients love it because they can tell we have been around for seven years and are very solid and ethical. Mogus is also trying to encourage other high-tech workers to embrace philanthropy. He is working with the BC Technology Industries Association to form a foundation to encourage more charity work within the sector, and is a member of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, a group that shares socially responsible business practices. The firm employs 12 people and has raked in revenue of more than one million dollars this year. We choose to do work for nonprofits because we want to use business to make the world a better place.