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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

Tech Soup

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). One example of great refurbishing work is Banco Informatico Tecnologico e Biomedico (TechSoup Italia) in Italy.

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Mobile for Good: Trends to Watch at Mobile World Congress

Tech Soup

Besides being a launch pad for shiny new gadgets, MWC has also been a forum for green technology news, digital inclusion efforts, low-cost smartphones, and other mobile for good innovations. An iPhone bought in the US for $815 is worth about $1,130 in Italy. Wearables, Smartphones, and Tablets Galore.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Gardening package Appeal to supporters with green thumbs by creating a gardening package with items like: Seeds Gloves A gardening book A gardening hat You could even include a free consultation with a master gardener who can help the winner ensure their garden is in tip-top shape.

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

How Green Is Refurbished IT Equipment? To be specific, they are our partners in Australia , New Zealand , Germany , France , Italy , India , Poland , and Romania. All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. Using the U.S.

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Cybersecurity: What All Nonprofits Need to Know

The Modern Nonprofit

So, HTTPS and a green lock showing don’t alone prove that the website is legitimate, but a lack of HTTPS is a dead giveaway that inputting any sensitive information into this site is unsafe! Keep in mind, hackers can buy security certificates, too. Ekin Sisli is the Director of Systems Engineering at Flipcause.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

See3

I am a student at Bowling Green State University and cannot make it home for services, this is a great way for me to participate in a service while at school. No shuls or public services anywhere near here in my remote location in central Italy. This is where I belong tonight, but is the first time in my life that I am not in shul.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

And then another program is Reclaim the Future, which is one our newest projects, that is addressing green-color jobs and building opportunities for low-income people, formerly convicted people, and communities of color in this new green economy. I also produce several podcasts, one of which is called the Big Vision Podcast.

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