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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

Last year, Sean's programs supplied a million low-cost licenses for Microsoft Windows, Office, and other applications to 5,000 commercial and noncommercial refurbishers. These programs are one big reason why refurbishment is now a significant part of the global recycling industry. Refurbishing can also be lucrative.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Indeed they already are.

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