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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. Green Hosting.

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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. Resources for Your Organization to Champion Sustainability. From nonprofits like 350.org University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

Lighthouse Counsel President Jeff Jowdy and his staff produce regular career development resources in the form of blog posts and podcasts because he knows how important it is for his clients and other nonprofit professionals to keep up. . And in today’s environment, mediocrity is just not acceptable.”. billion to U.S.

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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. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the spirit of demystification here is a definition and a couple of resources about the social capital market. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. Stephanie McAuliffe is the Director of Human Resources at the Packard Foundation. . An easy example is green technology.

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Working Towards a Common Global Goal: How Your Nonprofit Can Align with the SDGs

Media Cause

This was the first world conference that centered around the environment. On the 20th anniversary of this conference in 1992, the UN hosted the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro focused on the impact of human socioeconomic activities on the environment. Limited resources and fluctuating demand create competition.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

KR: The Global Fund for Women has an extraordinary commitment to keeping our doors open so that as many organizations working to advance women's human rights internationally can really gain access to resources that they so desperately need. I think the biggest challenge for us is trying to make hard decisions.

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