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Our Much Improved Tech Support In TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative

Tech Soup

How Green Is RCI? It became a commercial company in 2008. TechSoup Global has had a long association with PCRR. Willie Cade was also involved in the creation of the Illinois Electronic Waste Recycling Act , which is the model US recycling law with a defined flow of material that is designated for reuse and refurbishment.

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Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Specifically, Civic Ventures advocated for passage of the Serve America Act, to create 175,000 new opportunities for young people and retirees to volunteer in the USA and overseas by feeding the hungry, greening communities, helping students in school, and more. See [link] June 17, 2009 | Eli Beckerman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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$100,000 Grant: Polls Still Open in the Peace Primary - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Also in the running and campaigning hard are (in alphabetical order) Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Citizens for Global Solutions, Faithful Security; Genocide Intervention Network; Global Green USA; National Religious Campaign Against Torture; and Women’s Action for New Directions. All rights reserved.

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Got the Winter Blues? Giving May Cheer You Up

Have Fun - Do Good

The Effects of Volunteering on the Volunteer , John Wilson and Marc Musik, 62 Law & Contemp. Money: If you want to search by issue for a cause to support, Network for Good and Global Giving are two places to start. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has named February 11-17, 2008 Random Acts of Kindness Week.

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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

Non Profit Quarterly

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

When I went to see Van Jones speak for the first time at the Green Festival in November 2002 about, "Green Jobs, Not Packed Jails," people in the States were just starting to lift their heads up from a year of fear and despair after September 11th. Our question is, will this green wave lift all boats? How do we make sure?

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