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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

The 350 Africa team uses Salesforce to track many things, like the application process of organizations that want to be part of the coalition, relationships, volunteers, training status, and community campaigns like Ghana-Reducing Our Carbon. They also use Salesforce to plan and chart a future path to growth.

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Technology and the Environment

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Green Hosting. There are a ton of hosting companies claiming that they are “green hosting.&# Green hosting companies are just like any other hosting company. And they become “green&# by purchasing renewable energy credits, or by purchasing carbon offsets. We leave that to China, Ghana, and other countries.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. " Geeks for Good and Green Geekery Ruby Sinreich facilitated a session at BarCampRDU on how geeks can use their powers for the forces of good and has a wiki with resources. Kabissa.org wants to know how you are using "Web 2.0"

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. A Few Self-Financed Learning Journeys Sam Mayfield has launched a new blog called Sam Land to raise money for and document his trip to Ghana in November. He will be bringing equipment and provide skills training to the first Community Access television station in Ghana.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An easy example is green technology. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. In the spirit of demystification here is a definition and a couple of resources about the social capital market. The social capital market is the arena that allows investors to "do well by doing good."

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. What was that? What were some of the highlights?