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How Virtual PBX Can Save You Some Green While Going Greener

Tech Soup

Wikipedia can help you decipher some of it. Today, I want to talk about one of those technologies that I think could actually be a windfall for small and very small (1-2 people) organizations; the virtual PBX. Tags: Acquiring Technology Green Office GreenTech Hardware Running Your Organization Telecom Services.

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The Secret to Going Viral: Harnessing the Kevin Bacon Effect

NetWits

— My diligent research has proven that the word “viral” will come up within 42 seconds of talking with any nonprofit organization interested in marketing their cause online. The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay.

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Precycling for the Holidays

Tech Soup

There's such stiff competition in the world of green holiday tips that it's almost impossible now to come up with an original angle. Precycling , according to Wikipedia, is the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid bringing into the home or business items that will generate waste. I think I've found one, though.

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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. How was it organized? " 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. Please blog amoung yourselves."

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C + C + C = C? The Secret to Viral Marketing

NTEN

The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. Heyman is now a public speaker that provides strategy, messaging, and fundraising consulting for nonprofits and green economy organizations. Embrace it and thrive, or resist and go the way of the technosaur.

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ROI: What are the best "I" words for nonprofits to think about Social Media and ROI?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits.

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Do Good Blog Carnivals

Have Fun - Do Good

Wikipedia sums it up nicely : "A blog carnival is a type of blog event. There are many variations, but typically, someone who wants to organize a carnival posts details of the theme or topic to their blog, and asks readers to submit relevant articles for inclusion in an upcoming edition. What other do good Blog Carnivals am I missing?