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JUNE 3, 2009

Joe Green, one of the founders of Causes, spent an hour on the phone with me to discuss how they hope to work differently with the nonprofit community. My colleague, Brian Reich, offered a Brain Dump " post where he lays out how Facebook Causes can be a game changer in the future and what needs to change.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Harry's last green tip introduced the Charity Contest that allowed readers to submit a comment that included a suggestion about how to save energy or be green and the name of a charity. Here's how it works: Leave a comment with your favorite being green tip. We'll be using those for the content of Harry's Green Geek Video Tips).

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AUGUST 24, 2007

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.

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AUGUST 17, 2007

And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host ! Maybe it's the IPhone/SalesForce app that Steve Anderson created? What could that lead to? Mobile citizen reporting ?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Seems like generosity comes in shades of green too. Two different green campaigns were launched this week with different objectives and strategies. There's a sweepstakes (Grand prize is an electric car - a Tazzari Zero) and other green goodies. Seems like generosity comes in shades of green too.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

We were asked to write these down on sticky notes (Pink for Roses; Blue for Thorns; and Green for Buds). The purpose was for us to visualize the current situation individually. Brainstorming is about problem-solving and before you can start to add the creativity, you need to be a creative problem solver.

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DECEMBER 18, 2007

Harry is concerned about the environment and he is interested in making media. So when the good folks at Orgins Organics offered to send me one of their new re-usable canvas bag promoting eco-friendly living, I accepted. The bag, which has the phrases "I don't get wasted" and "re-user friendly" is 100% certified organic cotton.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Philanthropy University has created large, green “Digital Detox Boxes” that sit outside their meeting rooms. .” Another intervention that emerged was a solution to “techno-interference” at meetings where people are not giving full attention to the meeting because they were on their devices.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

Diversity information of nonprofits, their employees, and their boards (in partnership with D5 and Green 2.0). Prior to GuideStar he worked at the Hewlett Foundation, the Bridgespan Group, the Packard Foundation, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, and Green Corps. It’s simple.

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JULY 28, 2009

There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. I cannot help but think of the green movement, and its failure to transcend the environmentalist and conservation movements to the point that American households are doing everything they can to become green. Never forget that, either.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The project is a hyperlocal source of information about living green–powered by network of environmental activists, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations. It celebrates the natural beauty of the area while educating the community about a green life style. Cara talked about the network formation phase of the project.

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JUNE 20, 2011

Where : The Green Room in the War Memorial, 401 Van Ness Ave., You can get a $20 discount by entering the code “ beth ” when registering for any of the conferences in any of the 7 cities. Event : Social Media for Nonprofits conference. When : June 29 9:15 am – 8:30 pm. San Francisco.

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JULY 19, 2008

Abbey McDonald, Debroff Debrief Abby Jaramillo, Urban Sprouts Amy Lenzo BeautyDialogues Anna Barrett, Way Out Wax Ayelet B, Pursuing Adventures Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish Britt Bravo, Have Fun * Do Good Christine Chase, Green Seal, Inc.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

The evaluation methods included an annual cycle of stakeholder feedback, videos, documents; network mapping; meaning-making sessions; annual evaluation reports and an annual “Green Papers,” The annual green papers were a reflection by program stakeholders on how to pivot. Throughout the evaluation the evaluator and manager’s roles (..)

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JANUARY 26, 2011

It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. We’ll be looking at downloads and usage, since our goal is to create an app that is so useful that it becomes a part of people’s toolkit for green living.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Lots of great resources being shared, including using social media to promote sustainability ( see " The 12 Faces of Social Media for Green Marketers and Sellers of Sustainability ". An excellent resource for everything green and nonprofits and tips for celebrating Earth Day, check out GreenNonprofits.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? See the range of creative expression in the flickr group. Two years later, changing your Twitter icon in support of a cause (even though some call this " slacktivism "), is a techniques being used.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

In April, I wrote a post about green computers for Earth Day. The good folks from Zonbu , a green computer, contacted me and asked if I was interested in beta testing. It is marketed as a "green computer." I said yes. " The mini cpu has a small footprint and loaded with OS and OS applications.

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APRIL 7, 2008

I'm doing a bit of research on this topic for BlogHer for Earth Day that will encourage community members to create "green themed" videos with their kids. I've been doing a series with Harry about green tips and will look at strategies for parents and kids to make media together. In terms of web 2.0

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2008

She was the recent winner of my son's Green Geek Charity Contest and we contributed a small amount to the charity of her choice, SOS Children's Villages. So I had great time eating my favourite chocolate waffle when watching Harry my favourite green geek. The Daily Green reported on its initial impact, when 11 were reported dead.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. .&# They have inspired a whole new generation of environmentalists who don’t take themselves so seriously while creating on the ground change.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. I usually don't like to toot my own horn, but I was profiled on Fast Company blog! Here's the post. It's part of a series on Innovative Giving. Here's the other profiles. Innovative Giving: The Open Architecture Network. Innovative Giving: Leverage Your Twitter Network.

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JULY 18, 2014

As a consensus building process, participants used “sticky dot” voting to identify the most important metrics (green for partners; red for the movement as a whole). Through a facilitated design thinking process , small groups of participants created a draft of the Giving Tuesday movement level and partner level metrics.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I moved from my old typepad blog to a word press blog that was designed to match the cover colors of my book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Alison Fine.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

David Connor , an influential blogger who writes about corporate social responsibility, left this comment on my blog: Apple is all about style over ethical substance, both socially and environmentally (with albeit green improvements of late).

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DECEMBER 30, 2007

The Service Source Network helps people with disabilities and has a Keep It Green program. For more information, check out the greenpeace guide to guide to green electronics and these green resources from TechSoup blog and MAR program. The Electronics Take Back Coalition has a guide to computer manufacturer take back programs.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Some of the biggest names on YouTube – including John and Hank Green, Tyler Oakley, Hannah Hart – have been nominated for this year’s awards. Voting is now open , so I encourage you to go and see what’s there and vote and share – and of course, shadow and learn.

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MAY 30, 2008

But I'm in the green zone. With Twitter being down so much , I realized how much I'm into a daily check of my replies tab. So, I did a search for @kanter on summize to check. It also gives you a content analysis of the positive/negative. I'm not so sure how they do it. I wish those squares would link to actual tweets.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Green: Aggregate Content Blog. Lime Green:  Community Blog. .    Strategy Tip: Get multiple authors to write the blog posts aren't dependent on one person. Examples:  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Un Dispatch Easter Seals Autism Blog Indiana Art Museum. Red Cross Chat Blog. Greenpeace Blog.

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JULY 28, 2006

But the highlight of the evening was getting a peek inside Elisa Camahort's green purse. Green isn't her color, purple is. But because the blogher logo is green. - she couldn't resist the green purse. Also,she never looses her purse when it is on her back! The secret to an organized purse. clear the purse clutter.

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JULY 2, 2012

In the green courtyard, there was physical education class where they teaching the kids to do stretches and exercises. Movement is also in the classroom – for example, this hop scotch board to learn spelling. The school has an emphasis on movement and learning.

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JUNE 30, 2011

Yesterday, the Social Media for Nonprofit Conference series kicked off in San Francisco yesterday in War Memorial Green Room with support from Microsoft.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We had a “prize patrol” of volunteers serving up coffee and breakfast snacks, and handing out GiveMN giving cards and Metro Transit Go-To passes to commuters wearing green. Metro Transit also offered a free ride home to anyone who visited GiveMN.org throughout Give to the Max Day.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

" and a long and thoughtful post called Village Green VS Walled Garden. I discovered a new blog today called "Tools, Thoughts and Things." There was link in the post to Lee LeFever's latest in his Plain English series. This one (above) is about Google Docs. Laura Whitehead thinks the video rocks.

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MAY 10, 2013

I’m going to change the line color for advocates to green, my action color, and change the others to a shade of gray. So in this case, I’m suggesting we pay attention to the advocates, who used to be followers, and some of whom will become donors. Your action color will likely be something from your brand.

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JULY 3, 2009

This article was originally posted on I dig webby things.and I bet you do too at [link] by Chad Norman: Chad is an internet marketing, social web geeking, podcasting, skateboarding, family-oriented web guy running a green nonprofit at www.GoGreenCharleston.org/. guest blogging npfundraising nptech social media twitter.

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