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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

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in Chicago to experience MCON in person and over 20,000 people will stream the event online. To date, the Upworthy community has dedicated nearly 2 billion minutes of attention to important stories for a better world, ranging from the criminal justice system to advertising’s effects on body image to clean energy. The Art Assignment.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

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and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Another great example of what Voluntweeters can do is the case of Red Cross voluntweeters responding to the more recent February 2011 Chicago blizzard.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. " Geeks for Good and Green Geekery Ruby Sinreich facilitated a session at BarCampRDU on how geeks can use their powers for the forces of good and has a wiki with resources. All the candidates. There's a nonprofit track.

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Bay Localize & Green Roofs: An Interview with Ingrid Severson

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Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? But literally they're green because it's a garden on a roof. Britt: What are some of the benefits of a green roof? That's going to be designed for homeowners, developers, tenants, for people who want to develop these systems on their own.

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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

NonProfit Hub

People from across the country will gather at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to experience MCON in person and over 20,000 people will stream the event online. The Art Assignment is a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green and author/vlogger John Green.

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Penguin Day: Pre-NTC Open Source Learning Opportunity

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Flickr Photo by Green Moon Penguin Day is coming to San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, 2009, right before the NTC. Making sense of Free and Open Source Content Management Systems. Penguin Day SF is organized by Aspiration, NOSI, PICnet, CiviCRM, and Chicago Technology Cooperative, and generously sponsored by Google.

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11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

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Click & Pledge Free I-POD ClientTrack by Data-Systems International Stop by our booth for a demo of ClientTrack™Online Case Management and Reporting Software. Patrick’s Day and what’s more green then a crisp $100 bill?! Our experts will also be on hand to discuss the Informz difference and give out other “green” prizes!

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