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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

We are committed to actively advocating for clear and consistent science-based climate policies that facilitate a just and equitable global transition to a 1.5°C Below are resources for companies, nonprofits, and education institutions alike to deepen their commitment to the environment: Sustainability Cloud. From nonprofits like 350.org

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

pdf and a wiki with definitions of the lingo [link] Last week I gave a colleague a hard time about aspiring to “create an enabling environment” so I deserved to be surrounded by smart people who are making strides to create the infrastructure needed to drive capital to social change.

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Guest Post by Debra Askanase: Fill the Gap Campaign Crowdsourcing for Citizen Museum Curators

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

conference in January 2009, in which he talked about how Flickr is a great tool to facilitate communities. I realized that this would be the perfect environment for us to solicit the public’s help in filling some of our long-standing gaps. at the Smithsonian 2.0 What are the objectives of the campaign?

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How to Build Platforms that Our Movements Can Own

Non Profit Quarterly

The nonprofit world’s approach to funding does not, and will not, work for the capital intensive, open source driven, risk-laden landscape of technology today. Only technology companies (with some exceptions in the open-source world) do that well. It costs millions to build a tech platform.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Find a spokesperson or facilitator who is familiar to your audience; ideally, someone who is perceived as a colleague or fellow member of the community. While celebrity endorsements have power in marketing, studies suggest that most people are more open to a transfer or exchange of knowledge with a respected peer. open source.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Who are women who really understand the landscape of the issues, and the challenges, and who have really taken action to protect their environment, to sustain their communities?"

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