Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Jim Lynch is TechSoup's director of green technology (here's the part where I embarrass him — he's also pretty much the man as far as electronics refurbishing and recycling goes). The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The global meeting of leaders, doers, and movement-makers saw new and varied community partnerships and announcements that push traditional boundaries and create cross-sector opportunities for many organizations and communities. If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. When setting your ‘green goals,’ be sure to keep this consideration front of mind. Providing incentives to attendees who take transit.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. When setting your ‘green goals,’ be sure to keep this consideration front of mind. Providing incentives to attendees who take transit.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the time, the most impressive thing about the concert was not how much money was raised, or how many musicians were involved, but how global it was. Maybe a little bit like the CitizenGulf project. Remember Live Aid ? If only for the sheer scale, it was epic, in the truest sense of the word.* How would Live Aid look today?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. We do it in a number of ways.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Getting started: The nonprofit tools you need to set up shop and grow your organization TechSoup is a global nonprofit organization that offers discounts and technology solutions as well as IT consulting and courses to nonprofits. But even if you are a one-person operation, you still need a project management tool! And, it’s free!

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fun. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. PADI AWARE Foundation. National Forest Foundation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Here's the latest news and discussion from all of us at TechSoup Global. Gil Martinez designs an installation to celebrate the launch of TechSoup Canada and the history of TechSoup Global. Jim profiles a new project dedicated to informing the public about greenwashing. From TechSoup Global Labs: NetSquared.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

The “ Green Enterprise Unconference ” we’re hosting on December 3rd is looking extremely timely and interesting. We have exactly enough time -- starting now…", he writes, to make dramatic changes to avoid the projected doubling of CO2 levels by mid-century. Hope you can join us: The “ Green Enterprise Unconference ”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For example, if someone might be in a worried state while browsing your site, intense colors like red or orange won’t help them; it would be better to choose calming colors like blues and greens. The answers to these questions will help guide your design decisions anytime you encounter organizational changes… or global pandemics.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2009

Jim shows off a few more green gadgets from CES 2009. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Kevin examines the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' use of new media to empower youths in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We got respondents in 88 countries and the project was done in collaboration with 36 partners around the world. We’d love to know what findings in our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey you find most interesting. The survey was fielded in February and March 2012.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 27, 2007

Van Jones' project and politics are very inspiring and refreshing! The Select Committee held a special hearing, entitled: "Economic Impacts of Global Warming: Green Collar Jobs." The legislation will invest in green jobs as means to help workers and low-income people get in on the ground floor of this booming sector of the U.S.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2021

This guidance allows us to remain open to change and improving as we grow alongside our local, regional, and global communities. To ensure that we continue to look to the future and plan how to better create practices and projects with equity at the center, I have met with all departments to discuss the upcoming fiscal year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora realized that creating green projects and jobs empowers communities to see themselves in a different light, and that beautiful things happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Non-Profit Tech Blog lets us know that project agape (Facebook causes) now at 2.5 Global NpTech: African Civil Society to Colombia Saidia.Org Blog is gathering stories about Web2.0 And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host ! million users.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual events were projected to be a major source of brand revenue for 2020. Depending on your budget, you could incorporate a green screen, augmented reality, mixed reality, and even 3D projection mapping for truly high-quality and immersive content!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

2012 Stacey Edgar, Founder, Global Girlfriend listen 2011 Gabriela Masala, Founder, One Love Alliance listen Robert Wolfe, Co-Founder, Crowdrise listen Aneesha Raghunathan, Founder, Hope Line Fashions listen Rachel Cohen, Founder and Executive Director, Hand2Paw listen Kathy LeMay, Founder, Raising Change. Happy listening!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 20, 2007

Last month I posted an e-interview with Caitlin Cohen, the US coordinator and co-founder of the Sigida Keneyali Project , a community-run clinic in Sikoro for 28,000 people. It is a project of the start-up NGO, Mali Health Organizing Project. There are 13 amazing competitors that you can view here. Mali health NGO

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Ingrid Severson is the lead project organizer of the Rooftop Resources project, a project of the Oakland non-profit Bay Localize. Ingrid: Bay Localize is a non-profit project that started back in December of 2005. This is in response to global warming and peak oil. Britt: What are some of Bay Localize's projects?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. John McElhenney - Clear Green Technologies. Started with mega trends of social media and green living. Green or Sustainability? Presenters: Emily Gertz - Change.org. Jon Lebkowsky.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. " Geeks for Good and Green Geekery Ruby Sinreich facilitated a session at BarCampRDU on how geeks can use their powers for the forces of good and has a wiki with resources. Global NpTech. Wanna check out more tech tools?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. It can be the basis for a civic engagement project, or a school project. apps environment mobile phone green technology tsmobiletechnology' The Problem.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. We’re a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Newest Net2Local Groups.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen. Listen / Read Elizabeth Pomada Co-Founder, Writing for Change Conference Listen Read Marsha Wallace, Founder, Dining for Women Listen Read Shalini Kantayya, Filmmaker, A Drop of Life.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

While going through a global pandemic we also undertook the journey of becoming a B Corp. Some include Project Green (sustainability and environmental), Am-Asian (Asian-American), Pride (LGBTQ+), and Classy as a Mother (mothers). At Classy , we welcomed this opportunity. Calculating Our Carbon Footprint.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

Pat is a former Hewlett-Packard sustainability executive, and is now the executive director of Climate Savers Computing Initiative, which is the most prominent green IT project in the world. The initiative seeks to reduce IT energy consumption and reduce global CO2 emissions by 54 million tons per year.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. Mama Lucy is an Epic Change fellow, and has been an invited speaker at the European Summit for Global Transformation. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org. I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Beyond the First Click is a project of Capulet, Change.org and the Mobilisation Lab at Greenpeace. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Think of all the places your organization’s name, staff, projects, programs or focus area could come up in the news, in campaigns, or in online conversations. Using the two tools above, you should get notified whenever a blogger uses your organization’s name or projects, etc. Select “add feed&# and paste in the URL.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual events were projected to be a major source of brand revenue for 2020. Depending on your budget, you could incorporate a green screen, augmented reality, mixed reality, and even 3D projection mapping for truly high-quality and immersive content!

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2012

Partner organizations DoSomething , Global Giving, Pencils of Promise, Points of Light Institute, and Startup Weekend each submitted a favorite fearless book to the collection. GOOD Maker, in a partnership with NTEN, announced Detroit's Green Economy Leadership Training (Solidarity) winner of their Use Technology for Good challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Edutopia , a project of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an online web site that creates and curates content that is distributed through mobile, social media, video, and offline channels. Tracking for Impact and Learning. What should participants each measure for their individual campaigns?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

If you have suggestions for people to interview for the Big Vision Podcast, email me at britt@brittbravo.com podcast social entrepreneur nonprofit activist green women activism visionary

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Global Giving

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Rob Holmes Founder + Chief Strategist, Green Living Project Who He Is: Rob Holmes leads a multimedia production company that makes short-films about important issues and shares them with the world. Green Living Project has produced more than 100 films across 25 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America.

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