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Going Green for St. Patrick's Day (And the Rest of the Year Too!)

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Being a smidge Irish (from the Mullins and the Tanners in my blood), I'm inclined to always dress in green, wear silly shamrock-shaped bee-boppers on my head, cover myself in luck-o-the-Irish flare, and drink the obligatory green beer. This year, though, I'm trying to adopt a new way to be "green" in honor of dear, ole St.

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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. Just Google it. The truth is more complicated.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Cloud

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Most of the processing power needed to run cloud-based applications is online rather than on an individual computer or on-site server; therefore, your data can be viewed as quickly on a hundred-dollar desktop as on a high-end laptop. The second most important driver for cloud adoption by nonprofits is the potential cost savings.

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10 Amazing Environmental Nonprofits You Need to Know About

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Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. Sunstone Montessori School is a certified green nonprofit school in Portland, Oregon that serves toddlers through sixth graders.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

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Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Tablet adoption is very brisk. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology.

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10 Holiday Gifts That Give Back

Have Fun - Do Good

For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95. You could also give a donation to the Green Belt Movement started by Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai. Give a Child a Laptop, Get a Child a Laptop.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

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The briefing was called "Turning E-Waste into Green." We operate our Refurbished Computer Initiative , which provides reliable, warrantied desktop and laptop computers to U.S. I'd love to see this policy adopted in every country. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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