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Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector

Candid

Watch the video clip At the recent Demographics via Candid launch event , Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green opened with a powerhouse keynote, followed by Ann Mei and Anna Koob, senior research lead at Candid, to further set the stage with details on the initiative and the demographic data Candid collects.

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For Green Non-Profits and Associations, Earth Day is a Year-Round Business

Wild Apricot

From its grassroots beginnings in 1970, Earth Day has become more than a matter of personal conscience, government policy, or a token nod to public relations. Tags: Associations Wild Apricot nptech Activism case studies. Sustainable business is good business," as companies and industry associations are quickly learning.( read more ).

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Profile of ESRI Founder Jack Dangermond

Tech Soup

We have dozens of donated and discounted green products on TechSoup and from time to time, we like to have a deeper look at our green product donor companies. ESRI has more than 300,000 customers, including most of the world's governments. Tags: GreenTech Software.

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The Greenwash Brigade

Tech Soup

The Greenwash Brigade is a group of four environmental professionals who look for greenwashing by companies, governments and other groups and publish their findings on PublicRadio.org. They have recently published Greenwashes of the Year 2008 and here are some of their findings: Fiji Water's new green campaign.

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Notes From A Brain Tweetup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

En route, I caught myself making sideways glances at their name tags, perhaps wondering if we followed each other on Twitter. My group of about ten people included a web producer, math teacher, technician, zookeeper, student, and a government official. By Jay Geneske, 2011.

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Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories

Care2

Civic Ventures Wins House and Senate Passage of the Serve America Act Nonprofit organization Civic Ventures has long campaigned in favor of boosting government support for public service in America. Tags: Online Advocacy Online Organizing.

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First '$100 Laptops' Sold to Uruguay - Switched: Gadgets, Tech, Digital Stuff for the Rest of Us

AFP Blog

First '$100 Laptops' Sold to Uruguay - Switched: Gadgets, Tech, Digital Stuff for the Rest of Us: "he tiny green and white, $100 XO notebook has been in development by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation for years, but the device, intended to bring computing to children around the world, has only now received its first official order.

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