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Closing the social distance gap | Nate Heasley | TEDxNYIT

1,278 views · Published 11 November 2014 · 18:57 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Using alternative currencies and principles of social exchange theory, it is possible to close the “social distance gap” to create a new kind
of sharing economy, building community-based wealth and promoting social impact in the process.

Nate Heasley is founder and director of Goodnikels, a nonprofit that promotes social enterprise and socially responsible business. He recently launched Goodnikels, a time-based alternative currency to support social impact organizations. Heasley has a B.A. from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a Crowley
Fellow in International Human Rights and a Stein Scholar in Public Interest
Law and Ethics.

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