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7 Best Eco-Friendly Fundraising Ideas to Put Your Nonprofit in the Green

Donorbox

Ice caps are melting, droughts, wildfires, and super hurricanes are tearing their way across the planet. The post 7 Best Eco-Friendly Fundraising Ideas to Put Your Nonprofit in the Green appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. Global temperatures are climbing. One out of every 10 plants and animal species is expected to go extinct by 2050.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

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. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

Age UK , an aged-care organisation, is forming new partnerships to educate older people on how to deal with very hot and very cold weather, take advantage of green innovations in their home, and reduce their own carbon footprint.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. Acquiring Technology GreenTech Recycled and Refurbished Computers Green IT refurbished computers'

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Crowdsourcing Events: The Citizen Gulf Project

NTEN

All the event organizers ask is that you find a venues the can accomodate the following: "People, hurricanes, New Orleans themed music (i.e. jazz, blues, zydeco) and a local green or environmental expert who can say a few things about the oil spill’s impact on the marine environment and the Gulf Coast economies associated with it.

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. A few days later Hurricane Ike slammed into Texas and the remainder of the HAM-up events had to be postponed. Connie Reece. tools and technology.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. It's also one of the worse months for hurricanes and the Red Cross has made it easy to give a donation with your cell phone through its text 2 give program. Or support an organization that does recycling.

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