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Technology and the Environment

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OK, well, not so unrepentant or unabashed since I’m writing this post on the varied factors around technology and the environment, and have been thinking about this issue for myself for a long time. There is some argument as to whether or not cloud computing is good or bad for the environment. Cloud computing.

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Kipp and Philip of the Social Development Network in east Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I've just ended an exciting three week long Africa trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. They felt these new initiatives would all contribute to a better human rights environment in the region. There are so many exciting people and organizations to talk about!

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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

As Salesforce has deepened our commitment to the environment, we’ve also been inspired by our customers who have made sustainability fundamental to their missions with innovative approaches. Below are resources for companies, nonprofits, and education institutions alike to deepen their commitment to the environment: Sustainability Cloud.

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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

Even in a virtual environment, professional education sessions allow us to hear from our colleagues and to learn from them every bit as much as from the official speakers.”. They used the money to stress the value of education to communities and improve teacher training in primary schools across Northern Ghana. billion to U.S.

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When the personal computers were first dropped into American schools, they didn’t have the desired impact because the supporting environment wasn’t there. People who start novel organizations like Ashesi University in Ghana, Technology Access Foundation in Seattle, and Shanti Bhavan (a boarding school) in India.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Connexions is an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web. A Few Self-Financed Learning Journeys Sam Mayfield has launched a new blog called Sam Land to raise money for and document his trip to Ghana in November. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. The conference itself and the comment below shows how hard everyone seems to be trying to work together in an environment where some are saying the efforts are proliferating. . An easy example is green technology.