Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

From time to time we like to spotlight some of the great environmental nonprofit organizations that are involved with TechSoup Global. This time I'd like to write a bit about the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), which is a professional association for public gardens and professionals working in public horticulture.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

For the month of April and Earth Day we are focusing on green technology solutions for organizations of all sizes: efficiencies, resource use, reducing travel fuel use, and encouraging energy conservation across teams and campaigns. Green IT equipment purchasing. Join us on April 17 at 11a.m. TechSoup GreenTech Survey. Very valuable.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. Lorenzo has over ten years of experience in public policy, government, talent pipeline development, diversity, and inclusion. Senior Director, Global Partner Engagement, Salesforce.org.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

In our quest to shine a light on shine a light on what's going on in green IT for nonprofits, libraries, and really anyone running or working in a small to medium sized office, we'd be remiss to not call some attention to a new book by UK-based author, Mark O'Neill called Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When you see a building with a LEED-certified plaque, you probably immediately think about how sustainable and green that building is according to the highest standard. LEED built a brand on trust by becoming the gold-standard rating for green buildings. Green Building Council, the group that LEED is a part of.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

Please note that 1 and 2 were only green-lighted last month, due to our planned leadership transition in October 2021. It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Apply Pressure to Limit Global Warming to 1.5 For example, humanitarian organisations like Oxfam are delivering disaster relief to people whose homes have been destroyed by severe weather, innovating drought-resistant agricultural crops, and training farmers in new techniques to improve the resilience of local and global supply chains.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech? The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge").

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech? The April 2015 TechSoup Green Tech Story Challenge (the "Challenge").

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Green Gifts by the Natural Resources Defense Council: From Green Energy Boosts to Buffalo Babysitting gifts, the NRDC has a launched a new Green Gifts Online Catalog featuring over 40 gifts that help protect the environment and wildlife. Purchase Green Gifts ]. Shop PBS ]. Purchase Gift Cards ].

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

Their president and founder Matt Bauer also co-edited the excellent Nonprofit Guide to Going Green. The California Teleconnect Fund is a program of the California Public Utilities Commission that provides a 50% discount on advanced communication services to California nonprofits. Their Greenpeace case study (PDF) is quite good.

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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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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. With M.O.B.B. United, I’ve been in the driver’s seat of building a nonprofit from the ground up and trying to create a path to funding.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We can build the public side of a multi-million-dollar investment in nature. Of course, private finance will need to be involved; for example, through green bonds. But public investments will be essential to drive a planetary-scale restoration of our ecosystems.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Black Cat Rescue works to improve the public image of both black cats and animal adoption by making black cat adoption a positive experience for all involved, especially around Halloween when the focus on black cats is high. The Humane Society.

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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. Chris reports that TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative is now open to public libraries. Chris reports that TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative is now open to public libraries.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

TechSoup Global’s CEO Rebecca Masisak is presenting at the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2013 this month in Minneapolis. Van Jones , founder of the grassroots think tank Rebuild The Dream , CNN contributor, and author of the visionary The Green Collar Economy , is one. That got me to wondering. The Fourth Sector Economy.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Our customers are organizations like the Waukesha Public Library. The library wanted sturdy, basic IT equipment that would hold up under heavy use by the public. " Thank you, Waukesha Public Library! Explore all computers and devices available through TechSoup Global. Learn More. Learn how to avoid the junk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

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. For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Among the proposed new gTLDs is.NGO.NGO will be the exclusive domain for local and global non-governmental organizations looking to advance their missions or to inspire their communities. Soon,ECO,GREEN, and.NGO, among countless others, will be introduced into our lexicon, expanding our surfing – and outreach – options in infinitely new ways.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

No matter what platform you are using, live-streaming video needs an encoder so that it is immediately available to the broader public. 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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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. On the most basic level, illegal dumping confronts us with garbage in public spaces, which is unpleasant and unhealthy. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. The Problem. Check it out here: [link].

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Matt Crane , Vision2Systems LLC , took home a TechSoup Global thumb drive. Dwayne Rice , Green Dot Public Schools , landed an NTEN swag bag. Congratulations to more MAM prize winners: Priscilla Destura , Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre , has a snazzy swag bag from Jackson River coming her way.

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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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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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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

This is in response to global warming and peak oil. Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? But literally they're green because it's a garden on a roof. Britt: What are some of the benefits of a green roof? It's basically high tech gardening, high-tech roof gardening.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job. They recruited a local volunteer to teach the kids Adobe InDesign to lay out the publication. She immediately got to work.

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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). We have an employee-led ToastMasters chapter where folks can polish their public speaking skills.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. The green argument for electronics reuse goes beyond Williams and Kuehr, however. Our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) supplies warrantied refurbished laptop and desktop computers to nonprofits and public libraries.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 28, 2021

No matter what platform you are using, live-streaming video needs an encoder so that it is immediately available to the broader public. 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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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Despite having modeled institutionalized sharing for literally centuries ( hello, public libraries! )

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