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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

This focus on partnerships across social justice and climate justice movements resulted in 350.org’s From creating more green campuses to encouraging research and dissemination of sustainability knowledge, education institutions around the world have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable future for all.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the luxury chocolate brand, Green & Black’s, Jo Fairley is an inspirational businesswoman who paved the way for others to follow her sustainable business model. Don’t Configure Technology, Configure Its Users.

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App Resources for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

See our nonprofit and library app survey results and the nonprofit and library Apps Wish List to see how other nonprofits and libraries are thinking about apps. For more nonprofit- and library-specific apps, also see: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Green Apps.

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11NTC Science Fair Preview: Giveaways and Even More Giveaways!

NTEN

It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. As a result, the room is full from start to finish, so come prepared to talk to dozens of exhibitors and meet hundreds of conference attendees. Grab a free printed copy of our Open Source Content Management report, our most popular articles, or more.

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Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges

Have Fun - Do Good

says that the Fund will, "identify the most promising, results-oriented non-profit programs and expand their reach throughout the country." Using open source innovation platforms (she mentioned something about Kellogg, that I didn't quite catch--maybe the Kellogg Innovation Network ?). Trusting in the importance of new ideas.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An easy example is green technology. The result of the work might be the “Platinum low cost housing project” and the “Gold job creations” project. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. In the spirit of demystification here is a definition and a couple of resources about the social capital market.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

For those nonprofits working on health issues - In Uganda the Electronic Mobile Open-source Comprehensive Health Application (eMOCHA) has been developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education and it enables health workers to build HIV awareness and provide prevention information in rural areas. increase in a.

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