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Reframe, commit, and expand: How to meaningfully invest in Black leaders

Candid

Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified visionary leaders with bold ideas for transforming the world and invested in their ideas and leadership. Black voices, Black spaces. Informed by over 15 interviews with BMA Fellows and field leaders, the report offers three calls to action for the field to be more just and equitable. .

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13 Students Graduate ITWorks Fall 2013 Program

TechImpact

In a classroom decked out with green, blue and orange balloons sat 13 young adults and a sea of their family and friends. What I hope you walk away with is the knowledge that there are people in those companies who care about you,” said Tech Impact’s Associate Executive Director Anthony Pisapia, in his welcoming remarks.

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Classy Welcomes Ford Foundation COO Depelsha McGruder to Its Board of Directors

Classy

Before joining the Ford Foundation, McGruder served as COO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she led daily operations and strategic planning for WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, WQXR, Gothamist.com, and The Greene Space. Overall, McGruder says her approach to board service is to learn first, then assess and provide recommendations.

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SXSW: Using Social Media to Accelerate Sustainability

Amy Sample Ward

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. John McElhenney - Clear Green Technologies. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Examples: WorldChanging: knowledge prodution and sharing. Green or Sustainability?

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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

You've heard of the Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern. But you've probably never heard of this green superhero. In 2001, Microsoft responded to requests by refurbishers for some remedy to this problem by creating the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) Program. This year the award went to Sean Nicholson. spanhidden.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need a Website Revamp? How to Tell

Top Nonprofits

If your audience has questions about your organization, they should be able to reach you without a problem. For instance, if your mission has to do with environmental conservation, you may choose green as one brand color. Make sure your donation form is updated with the latest, most relevant campaign information. Contact information.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It isn’t a pharmacy metaphor of finding a pill to solve the problem. Evaluation is not about getting to a best practice that can be spread around the world in a standardized way and to answer the question, “Is everyone following the recipe?” ” Program development has to be ongoing, emergent.