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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

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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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

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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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

The briefing was called "Turning E-Waste into Green." " It was all about how policy decisions on handling e-waste could improve the economy via environmental stewardship. in which 400 computer refurbishers exchange information, talk shop, ask technical questions, and debate issues. We have participated in a U.S.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

Jose sits on various economic development boards: the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board. I'm going to be green. He came in the '70s when there was still the Bracero Program in Mexico.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

Have Fun - Do Good

I think that it's too bad that our stories are not in the common language of arts and entertainment because I think our stories can be very powerful - the stories of an immigrant family, of a single family, of a family who's organizing, or fighting evictions, a young woman who's questioning her sexuality. Even stuff around "green."

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The Convergence of Social Activism, Donations, and Social Media: Episodic Giving In A Post Truth World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Syria to China to Mexico, mass economic and politically-driven migration and refugee crises are triggering social tension, the rebooting of nationalisms and the emboldening of old prejudices. Questions remain: Is this new evolution of online giving that merges social activism, social media, and philanthropy sustainable?