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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

Tech Soup

Jim Lynch is TechSoup's director of green technology (here's the part where I embarrass him — he's also pretty much the man as far as electronics refurbishing and recycling goes). The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. spanhidden.

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Net2Local November Event Preview

Tech Soup

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. Our goal is to help each other solve our tech challenges, find a tribe of people who share our passions, and have a ridiculously good time while we’re at it! Newest Net2Local Groups. We’re a global movement with chapters in 20 countries.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Los Angeles, California: WordPress for Nonprofits — Learn from an Expert!

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Mother's Day Donation Ideas

Have Fun - Do Good

One of GlobalGiving's "Mom Knows Best" projects like Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso or Fast Tracking Education for Women and Older Girls in Afghanistan. * . * Oxfam America Unwrapped and fund virtual gifts like a pair of school uniforms for $20 , or planting 50 trees for $30. *

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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways June PDH Lunch — Incorporating Green Infrastructure. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bellevue, Washington: Microsoft Azure IoT Workshop. Chicago, Illinois: "Not a Scientist" with Dave Levitan. Monday, June 5, 2017. Europe and UK.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, CA: WordPress for Nonprofits — Tech Surgery. Thursday, February 9, 2017.

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Interview with Jonathon Colman: Social Media Secrets from a Green Geek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

m also a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Burkina Faso, West Africa), and am even now preparing to move from Washington, DC to Seattle immediately following a two-month fellowship in Australia. I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology.