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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. When we met, he was therefore especially interested in hearing about Benetech’s perspective on issues related to converting software to open source.

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Pro Bono Week Spotlights Collaborative Nonprofit & Education Solutions

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By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons. This year, we are highlighting contributions made through Open Source Commons , a unique program that highlights the partnership between Salesforce.org and our community of customers and partners. Build Sustainable Apps to Meet Unique Community Needs.

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

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Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. ASU became the first university to adopt Slack campus-wide, launching it across five campuses and more than 200,000 users, including students, faculty, and administrators.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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BYU ESR conference on Social Entrepreneurship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just got back form the Economic Self-Reliance Conference at Brigham Young University in Utah. David Wiley's keynote was on the social returns from a new venture he helped create, Flat World Knowledge. OERs are the open source equivalent of open source software.

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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

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org to educational institutions like University of Massachusetts Amherst , new climate tech startups like BlocPower , and established global brands like Bentley Motors , learn how organizations across these sectors have taken meaningful climate action. University of Massachusetts Amherst. From nonprofits like 350.org About the Author.

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Exciting open access project in Vancouver!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just spent a couple of days in Vancouver with the team at the Public Knowledge Project , a terrific example of an open source social enterprise. Their largest project is Open Journal Systems, software for running a scholarly journal.