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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. 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. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

During the COP26 meetings, the Malala Fund presented its Gender-Equal Green Learning Agenda , which recommends leaders use education as a powerful tool to address the climate crisis by adding climate issues to all school curriculums and vocational training. NOAA-produced climate science into U.S. The Rockefeller Foundation.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, humanitarian organisations like Oxfam are delivering disaster relief to people whose homes have been destroyed by severe weather, innovating drought-resistant agricultural crops, and training farmers in new techniques to improve the resilience of local and global supply chains. Protect the Worst-Affected Communities.

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Ask the Experts: The Best Security Tips for Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

And ignoring it can lead to innumerable headaches, stress and even disaster down the road. Don’t wait until disaster strikes: know exactly what you have to do—such as contacting your host server or a WordPress expert you have on retainer—and create a list that spells out the steps you need to take and when you need to take them.

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Profile of ESRI Founder Jack Dangermond

Tech Soup

We have dozens of donated and discounted green products on TechSoup and from time to time, we like to have a deeper look at our green product donor companies. ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) is a California-based company and is the fifth largest privately owned technology company in the world.

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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

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Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. 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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Why Your Organization Needs Telecommuting – When the Commuter Train Shuts Down

Tech Soup

Business and commutes were at a standstill in the San Francisco Bay Area yesterday after an extreme fire in West Oakland put the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) commuter train system completely out of service between San Francisco and cities in the East Bay. Obviously not all jobs can be done effectively in a remote work framework.