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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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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your gift will be used where it’s most needed to help families turn crises of poverty, conflict or disaster into opportunity to build better lives. Natural Resources Defense Council :: Green Gifts. Nonviolent Peace Force :: Peace Bonds.

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The Green Side of Cloud Computing Campaign: Security

Tech Soup

The theme for this week of TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative campaign, The Green Side of Cloud Computing , is security in the cloud. Richard also covers the important area of disaster recovery, a field much talked about in cloud security, which essentially means whether or not your critical data is secure and accessible in an emergency.

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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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11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If you are an environmental nonprofit, write about ways in which supporters can green their homes or garden without pesticides. received 13,000 visitors.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

Are we doing enough on the front end to prevent personal and professional disasters from happening? Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the luxury chocolate brand, Green & Black’s, Jo Fairley is an inspirational businesswoman who paved the way for others to follow her sustainable business model. Grow Sustainably with Jo Fairley.

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Young philanthropists go high-tech to reach lofty giving goals | Reuters Money

AFP Blog

Young philanthropists go high-tech to reach lofty giving goals | Reuters Money : "Nor does Greene have a huge bankroll to back his pet project, a new website called WorldPennyJar dedicated to disaster relief, health, education and the environment.

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