Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 4, 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. qualities of their ideal work environment, and c. Generation Y spring break alternative social entrepreneurship

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

There is no easy answer to the question of build, buy, or customize. Be sure to double check, and consider alternatives such as changing business processes. Think Green. What about development environments and tools? Consider the Standard Product. Are you sure a standard product can’t support your needs?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

During those two years, not only has the used computer market been in question, but also there has been major buzz in the IT press about whether or not we're entering a “post PC” era. Refurbishment and the Environment. This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009.

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Marketing Gartner Laptop Oakland 59

DipJar

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As you design your website, it’s likely that you’ll run into some questions, especially as you start to familiarize yourself with how your CMS works. For example, if you’re an environmental nonprofit, you may choose to use green and blue to convey an earthy feeling and reinforce your nonprofit’s dedication to helping the environment. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

Environment aside, from a consumers standpoint it makes a tremendous amount of sense. Additionally, there has been a lot of rhetoric on the part of the automakers regarding the greenness of their operations, when in fact what we are seeing is a lot of green-washing. They recognize that green is very vogue right now.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. Britt Bravo: What is coworking, and how can you make it green?

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Green Interview San Francisco Wiki 40

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Attendees will enjoy themed trivia questions, compete for prizes, and contribute to your cause while having a blast. Save your spot. In this image, a bartender pours wine at a wine tasting.

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People Ideas Local Classes 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

The interview includes stories about some of his projects, and a delving into questions about what makes viral content compelling, how to draw people into an uncomfortable environment, and ways that art--or museum content--can become more pervasive by being hidden in the corners of life. What do you think has made you successful?

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Discussion Game Oklahoma Museum 20

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. They're aware that poverty around the world is not diminishing, they're aware that environment degradation is a looming problem. Climate change is on people's minds.

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Nicaragua Interview Brazil Companies 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. We started five years ago, a little over five years ago, doing the Green Festival. The Green Festival is a big green economy event that we co-produce with Co-op America.

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Global Green San Francisco Model 40

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Tonight, I attended a live panel discussion on the question of whether Technology is Really Good for Human Rights, or not. In Iran the regime hasn’t yet shown itself to be as savvy as the green movement. I think underlying slacktivism isn’t enough – you can’t just turn your profile green. Even in China?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th. Lee LeFever as done it again.

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Nptech Summary Adopt Tag 50

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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