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Cisco Shares How To Become A More Collaborative Organziation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I recommend, however, that you also take the time to read the book by Cisco employees Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese. It offers a wealth of executive strategies for unlocking an organization’s true potential through achieving the greatest level of collaborative success possible within that organization. Increased productivity.

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology. The E-Mediat team in Jordan created this wonderful thank you video to Cisco as part of mastering their video storytelling skills. Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut.

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ITWorks & SAP America: Connecting Young Adults To Bright Futures

TechImpact

It’s not just the building though. Upon arriving the students were greeted in the lobby and told about SAP’s Green (LEED certified) building, followed by a tour of the Data Center and Mission Control Center, where a team handles high priority customer trouble tickets. When they can meet the people, their lives change.

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Leaders Must Put Character At The Center Of Everything They Do

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“How you show up, what you stand for, and what actions you take to that end—as an individual and as a leader in your organization—are now gating factors to lasting success,” explains Frank Calderoni in his new book, UPSTANDING: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth. It is earned as much as it is defined.

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Why TechSoup Product Donations and Donors Are Green

Tech Soup

This isn't a comprehensive list of all our donor partners' environmental activities, but this time I'd like to talk about Cisco and Symantec and also about our Green Technology Product Donations. Cisco: Improving Environmental Efforts on Multiple Fronts. Cisco is a longtime TechSoup donor partner.

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A New Habitat: Transforming Communities with Remote Work Tools

Tech Soup

Habitat builds or renovates simple, decent houses for low-income families who pay for the houses over time with zero percent interest. The organization's ineffective software and hardware had also slowed operations to a crawl. This note-taking software helps users capture, organize, and share information across an organization.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That’s why we were excited to participate in the Skoll Foundation’s second annual Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge , a fundraising campaign committed to strengthening the capacity of organizations like ours to accelerate impact on some of the most critical issues of our time. The Challenge ran for six weeks through December 5th.