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Blockchain for Impact: Blockchain Revolution Global Event Wrap-Up

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Everledger process is also being used for things like recovering rare earth minerals (cobalt, lithium) from batteries, in the sustainability space. So many incredible ideas and initiatives are being shared at #BRG2019 !

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SOCAP: The Market at the Intersection of Money and Meaning

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She said that it generates more electricity at a lower cost than lead-acid and lithium ion batteries. eGood is a new Los Angeles based company that has developed a community website and app that helps shoppers locate charitable businesses and restaurants that donate a portion of sales to charities. I fervently wish them well.

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Mobile, Voice-Operated Everything, and Security, Oh My! Top Nonprofit Tech for 2016

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Lithium ion battery failures were big again this past year. Lithium ion batteries will continue to power our mobile devices — and continue to catch fire now and then, but not that often. Good job, NTEN community! The craze was over before we knew it. The product lasted just three months. The effect? Image 1: Wes Holing.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

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That would look like a meeting to first admit our addiction to oil, and then to talk about some of the ways in your community that you can either pass a resolution; for example, through the City Council to wean your city or county off of oil, and to adopt more fuel efficient purchasing for city fleets, which brings in the plug-in hybrid work.

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iFixit’s Basic Phone Repairs that Most of Us Can Do

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In the last 10 years, iron ore production has increased by 180%, cobalt by 165%, and lithium by 125%. If you’re stuck, need help troubleshooting, or need advice about a repair, just ask the iFixit community. The demand for quicker, thinner gadgets has also increased the demand for raw materials. Send Us Your Repair Information!

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What’s in your social media measurement tool box and why?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Kami Huyse , Zoetica, points to Lithium , a monitoring and measurement tool. Debra Askanase , Community Organizer 2.0, Shari warns that there’s a lot of data points to collect,”so choose a few things to monitor or track, and then develop a workflow that will allow you to gain a big picture view.

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