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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

Classy

The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S.

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech? The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge").

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech? The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge").

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Sign in to share your thoughts in the comments below. Images: Twitter pics, me.

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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

Backed by its committed community of volunteers, and with its most critical processes supported by technology, Greenpeace Nordic won’t give up its fight to raise awareness and change practices and laws until the climate emergency is averted and a greener future is assured. Fighting for a greener future. degrees Celsius.

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Notes from Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

Have Fun - Do Good

The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. One of the most exciting things he talked about is the creation of a Global Citizen Center in downtown San Francisco. He also listed the following Green Economy Trends that are also available here : 1.

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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

Non Profit Quarterly

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees. Drivers talked about their dream to somehow run their own app as an alternative to Uber.

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