Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. I’d love for people to check out our last social media campaign called Green Gift Monday. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. What social media tools are you currently utilizing?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2009

According to this AP article , and this New York Times article, Van Jones will be a green jobs adviser for the Obama administration. Jones is the author of The Green Collar Economy and Founder of the Oakland-based, Green for All. He's an inspiring speaker: green jobs economy Van Jones Obama

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This time we’ll report on some climate change news, the TrashOut app, the difference between cloud backup and cloud storage, the heartbleed bug, a green energy innovation in Latin America that works – and another one that doesn’t, and the epic digital inclusion drone wars being waged by Google and Facebook. Recycling.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JANUARY 27, 2009

For a couple of years now we've been seeing talk of Green IT, and as early as 2007 management consulting giants Gartner and McKinsey were addressing Green issues as a major issue facing IT managers. Techsoup offers some suggestions for Greening the smaller workplace.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 6, 2011

I have hosted with Dreamhost since 2007. They are worker-owned, pretty green, and their newsletters are quite humorous. I keep debating about whether or not to migrate this blog to Drupal. Stay tuned. Hosting: All of my personal stuff is on Dreamhost. I say this with some hesitation. They give free accounts to nonprofits.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The problem, of course, was that in the heady days of 2007, when I first got a cellphone, I didn’t pay for data. The internet button was too conveniently located, placed right next to the green “answer call button” and directly adjacent to the directional pad. I wasn’t taking any chances.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2006

I've been to the Green Festival in San Francisco for the past four years and each year I look forward to it. The Green Festival is October 14-15 in Washington DC , November 10-12 in San Francisco , and April 21-22, 2007 in Chicago. green women festival It's affordable, the tickets are $15, and it's super fun.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Back in 2007, the Colorectal Cancer Coalition rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. It starts with green screen photo of small groups. It came together so fast and Eric was out of town. There was no way I could attend. I must have been destined to ring a stock market bell.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. About 70% of traditional, non-gold, peer-reviewed journals are green. For example, all of Elsevier’s journals went green in 2004. Going green helps readers, of course.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I'm helping Green for All get the word out about Van Jones ' new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Two of Our Biggest Problems. In order for The Green Collar Economy to have the biggest impact, the best time for folks to buy the book is now , or any time before the Tuesday, October 7th on-sale date.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Have you ever thought about starting a green cafe? When the WorldChanging SF bloggers had their first face-to-face meeting there, I asked Chris if he would do an e-interview with me about how he started the cafe, what makes it green and how other people can start their own green cafes. green cafe business Oakland

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

This isn't a comprehensive list of all our donor partners' environmental activities, but this time I'd like to talk about Cisco and Symantec and also about our Green Technology Product Donations. The company is also greening its supply chain. Symantec has formed 18 different Green Teams. Now a bit about us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. I cannot help but think of the green movement, and its failure to transcend the environmentalist and conservation movements to the point that American households are doing everything they can to become green. Never forget that, either.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This debut novel from video essayist Lindsay Ellis images an alien first contact event in an alternative version of 2007, capturing both the political and cultural flavor of the time period while examining what it really means to be human — or alien. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green. Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 13, 2013

A looooong time ago, in March 2007, I wrote a blog post, What Do You Think of Carbon Offsets? which led to a local magazine including me in a piece, Carbon Credit Report , in its August 2007 issue. Green-e Climate Manager). Honestly, I hadn''t given carbon offsets much thought again until this past May. She''s our future! *

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

in 2007, only 18% of electronic waste was collected for recycling and a full 82%, or 1.84 Tags: Green Office GreenTech Hardware Recycled & Refurbished Computers Services. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in the U.S. million tons , was disposed of, primarily in landfills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

That may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that millions of people have played the game since its inception in 2007. The Free Rice Game has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007 or a total of 70,991,387,110 grains of rice as of October 2009.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Are you seeing “green shoots” regarding revenue growth, retention or other momentum in your portfolio as they adapt to the pandemic?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'm deeply saddened by the resignation of Van Jones from his position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council for Environmental Quality. So, for inspiration I encourage you to listen to an interview I did with Van in April 2007 for the Big Vision Podcast online, or on iTunes. Van Jones

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2013

Join Fraser Green from Good Works as he unveils both quantitative and qualitative donor research that sheds light on HERO donors – and their incredible potential. Fraser is the co-author of ‘Iceberg Philanthropy’ (2007). The trick is to find the right people, make the right offer and steward gifts strategically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. . Fawry was launched in 2007, but didn’t become a billion-dollar company until 2020, a year after going public.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

percent from last year, according to NRF's 2007 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey." For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95. holiday gift green donation Fair Trade on holiday gifts, which includes $106.67

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

I also recommend listening to a podcast interview with Safran Foer on Vegan.com The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems by Van Jones Van Jones was talking about "green jobs" way before it became a buzzword. I gotta say it. Don't listen Glenn Beck. Listen to Van Jones. Read the book.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

And then the program really got going with a major grant in 2007 from California Emerging Technology Fund. All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. How Green Is Refurbished IT Equipment? to scale up RCI in California. Fast Forward to 2012.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2009

When I wrote my first 10 Holiday Gifts that Give Back post in 2007, there weren't many posts like it. So, before you dive into your holiday gift shopping, remember that the "gifts that give back" the most are the ones given with love, no matter what they are. Last year, there were more, so I posted 10 Lists of Holiday Gifts That Give Back.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

I was busy starting my green communications consulting company, Aequus Green Communications , and working with clients to pay the bills and increase the portfolio. Six months later, and despite being delayed again by work, a new template for GBK, and eventually several additional green sites, is almost done.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Listen Read 2007 Reem Rahim, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Numi Tea Listen Read Jodie van Horn, Campaigner for Rainforest Action Network's Freedom From Oil campaign, and Coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area Listen Read Priya Haji, CEO and Co-founder, World of Good. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

In 2007, Google became the first major company to reach carbon neutrality. From facilitating green commuting, to employee gift matching, to paid time off for volunteering, Google inspects nearly every part of their business with a social impact lens. Ben & Jerry’s. Levi Strauss works alongside Cotton Inc.’s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Organization(s) : The 2007 Live Earth Concerts, The Ethical Reputation Index and LightSpeed Research. Objective : 1) Measure the effectiveness among 18-45 year olds of event sponsorship and advertising in real-time and 2) Measure this audience’s interest in green issues raised by the global concerts and sponsors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Listen Read 2007 Reem Rahim, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Numi Tea Listen Read Jodie van Horn, Campaigner for Rainforest Action Network's Freedom From Oil campaign, and Coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area Listen Read Priya Haji, CEO and Co-founder, World of Good. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Regular readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners might remember that I interviewed Numi Tea Co-Founder, Reem Rahim, for the Big Vision Podcast in January 2007. Our second tea tasting stop was the Numi Tea Garden in Oakland. The hubs had a super yummy darjeeling tea. I had the Jasmine Lovers flowering tea. Happy stacationing!

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

In 2007 Allyson founded Women Who Tech: A Telesummit for Women in Technology working in the non-profit and political campaign world, championing women who are inspiring change and transforming technology. She has also been a featured speaker on web design, Internet marketing and social media at national conferences.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Alli is now the Business Partners & Events Manager at Green For All and Art in Action Youth Leadership Program). If you're not a listener, you can listen to the show on the Big Vision Podcast site, or subscribe via iTunes or another podcatcher.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." When I first saw the article, I thought it was the article from a year ago where they said basically the same thing.

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