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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2010 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to all those wonderful programs, I wrote up 11 more for 2010. Recipients receive a map, fact sheet, an adoption certificate, and a subscription to Nature Conservancy magazine. Clothes, books, mugs, calendars, computer accessories, and even gift certificates. A great holiday gift for travelers! Adopt an Acre ].

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Are E-Books Greener Than Printed Books?

Tech Soup

It’s been awhile since I posted on the TechSoup for Libraries blog on whether digital books and the devices that people use to read them like Kindles, Nooks, and tablet computers are greener than printed books. Be that as it may, e-reader devices and e-books are here to stay. In my " Are E-Readers Greener Than Books

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New Book Loveworks Teaches How To Make Emotional Connections

Eric Jacobsen Blog

New Book Announcement: Loveworks is researched and written by Brian Sheehan , a professor of advertising at the S.I. In 2010 Advertising Age magazine named Lovemarks one of their "ideas of the decade." Leadership Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Customer Service Loveworks Book Brian Sheehan'

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Are E-Readers Greener than Books?

Tech Soup

Currently the top selling electronic devices are e-readers like the Amazon Kindle , the Barnes & Noble Nook , the Sony Reader , and also the Apple iPad , which runs the iBooks application , a free e-book reader program and gateway to Apple's iBookstore. The question is: are e-readers greener than books? read more.

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Knitting samples for Knitting off the Axis

Judi Sohn

I can stare a picture of beautiful yarn the way a foodie would study a picture in Gourmet Magazine. In late 2009 I knit a pattern from the Fall 2009 issue of Knitscene magazine. Then Mathew signed a book deal with Interweave Press! Along with a number of other knitters, I signed on to knit for the book.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Milliennials also value privacy and time away from mobile and social media, reading print copies of books, and regularly visit libraries. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. However, the millennial generation doesn’t consider technology to be a panacea for living the good life.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. I see them in every magazine, subway station, and store shelf I encounter. My kids have me scan them when we are reading their books, and my wife recently scanned one in London to hail a taxi. People are using them!