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Penguin Day: Pre-NTC Open Source Learning Opportunity

NTEN

Flickr Photo by Green Moon Penguin Day is coming to San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, 2009, right before the NTC. Full details about this opportunity to explore open source software are at [link]. Sessions will include: Introduction to Free and Open Source Software. Creative Commons And Open Content.

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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. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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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. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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Eight Social Justice and Advocacy Conferences You Must Attend

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Don't miss the panels Using Technology and Social Media to Build Social Movements with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, Michael Silberman of Green Peace International, Claire Diaz Ortiz of Twitter, and April Pedersen of Salsa Labs.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Blog Carnivals tend to be topic driven with a smaller number of participants compared to blog action projects that are advocacy or marketing driven and may include larger groups of bloggers. OpenSource and Software Communities Jon Stahl has a thoughtful essay on Nonprofits, Open Source and Leadership.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. " New Realisties in Online Advocacy " tagged and Jason from Democracy in Action. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. Are there others? Global NpTech.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up

NTEN

This Challenge encourages innovations with mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy. Shannon Turlingtion blogs about wikis , Open Source, and changing the way we "manage" participation. You can read more from Green America here. It's nice to see NTEN members playing well together!

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