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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. These examples not only show how far the philanthropic sector has moved in connecting climate change with natural disasters. That is no longer the case.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters. This information was then picked up by first responders who were able to get help and to where it was needed.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

"A recent Reuter’s article: Top Ten Trends in Sustainable Business, focuses on the best trends in “green business,&# I’m struck by how many of the points are applicable to sustainable social media. Here are my top trends in sustainable social media (hat tip to Reuters)." What do you think?

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5 Questions: Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Nonprofits

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? And because I’ve always liked the color green.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

Museum 2.0

I sat down with Emilyn Green, Executive Director of the Community Science Workshop Network , to learn more about their history, design, and engagement strategy. Where do Community Science Workshops fit in the informal science landscape? But in the more traditional lexicon, these might be defined as "informal spaces."

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She again invited me to present at the Nasscom NILF Conference in 2010 and teach workshops. I was invited to teach an informal social media workshop for the staff, including the IT staff for the Sujaya school, Vijayanand Rao, who is a fellow from TeachforIndia. The school has an emphasis on movement and learning.

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Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration

Tech Soup

In 2010, TechSoup's GreenTech initiative held a travel reduction campaign that we called our TeleGreen Your Work. It turned out to be a lame name, but we did compile some pretty useful information. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? The environmental impact of working collaboratively online is to reduce travel.