Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I was so happy when Ronnie Deaver from ICT , an electronics recycler and refurbishment company in Massachusetts, sent me a link to ICT's list of The 87 Best Blogs for Treehuggers and Climate Change Warriors. Just in time for Earth Day! Green Tech News and EnviroGadget. Raise a Green Dog. Talk about niche!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Before joining the Ford Foundation, McGruder served as COO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she led daily operations and strategic planning for WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, WQXR, Gothamist.com, and The Greene Space. With M.O.B.B. But McGruder’s strong passion for Classy extends beyond its origin story.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

And for freelance grant writers , taking the time to learn and tell your clients’ stories will make a fantastic impression and potentially lead to continued business.) Always take the time to research the funder providing the grant, its mission, past funded projects, and other partners. Don’t skimp on the details.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND Snacks, will share the story of how KIND became the fastest-growing snack company in the country—a can’t-miss for anyone interested in social entrepreneurship and combining business with social good. How do managers influence participation in company cause work? The Art Assignment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

At the SHARE Conference last month, I spent time watching venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and techies praise how the sharing economy was the new way to make money and catalyze sharing and change. Sharing companies/platforms are just one place alternatives abound and money is flowing and good is getting done.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

At Classy, we’ve blocked the company-wide calendar on Wednesday mornings to encourage a break from Zoom calls. . Flexibility and Unlimited Vacation Time. If you need to drop off your kids at school in the morning, block off that time and do it. The People Team kicked off 2021 with a company-wide virtual Wellness Challenge.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It was the middle of March, and Passover (a Jewish holiday and one of the busiest times of the year at our organization) was a few short weeks away. The good news is, the story had a happy ending. Not everyone was so busy at this time. She asked us multiple times what we needed and how she could help. Be Proactive.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

Companies are no longer content to do well. At Classy, we believe that a company will find its greatest success by marrying purpose and profit. Social responsibility, beyond driving a social movement and building a more inclusive and sustainable economy, also benefits companies in their recruiting and consumer marketing efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2013

From the Harlem Shake to the Rutgers basketball coach abusing his players, hardly a week goes by without some video or news story going viral. Blender company Blendtec’s sales shot up more than 700% a few years ago after videos of the CEO blending things like iPhones spread like wildfire. Smart and funny rather than behind the times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Trust me — I know them well because I used to be one.” Giller, a journalist, established the Seattle-based nonprofit as a destination news web site for environmental news, reports and opinion with a wry sense of humor. We analyze the content that users spend the most time, referral traffic, and other key metrics over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

We also work with food service companies, retailers and wholesalers, chefs and restaurateurs to encourage them to make the switch to sustainable seafood. 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.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

MWC generally also has a strong showing of green technology, and this year's show was no exception. Internet.org has teamed up with mobile hardware and software companies to cut the cost of Internet services on mobile phones in the developing world. Time will tell. Did you follow MWC 2015 news?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

It's that time of year again! Last week, companies, journalists, and enthusiasts convened in Las Vegas to showcase what's to come in technology. From new connected cars to "smart" baby pacifiers, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2015 ran the gamut of new gadgets. Image 2 : Samsung News. spanhidden.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 22, 2009

Links to some interesting reading this Earth Day: Green IT. A couple months ago I posted about "Green IT" and the growing awareness that information technology demands fuel and creates emissions like all other energy consuming activities. Green Education. Green Markets? Tags: nptech green.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2019

A New York Times ad that doesn’t mention the news. A brief step back in time. It’s a Coke® ad from 1971 and has been ranked as one of the most influential advertisements of all time. This ad demonstrates what was then new and innovative: linking a product with ideas of happiness and love. Now, like then.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2016

For a very long time, I've been the recycling guy in our office. It's not so much that I've been a writer on green technology at TechSoup over the years. If you don't want to do data wiping yourself, expect to pay something if you take your old devices to an electronics recycling company. Keep the Faith.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence is simplifying the nonprofit slog work that ties up enormous banks of time and resources. For nonprofit managers who oversee tedious administrative work and grant proposal grinds, for instance, AI is a godsend for reducing time suck. The good news?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It was the end of February in 2013 when Yahoo’s celebrated young CEO, Marissa Mayer, decided to end telecommuting at Yahoo to boost collaboration and communication within the company. USA News did one called Yahoo's work from home ban puzzles business leaders. The New York Times printed In Defense of Telecommuting.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

Daniel Lubetzky , the founder of KIND Snacks, will share the story of how KIND became the fastest-growing snack company in the country—a can’t-miss for anyone interested in social entrepreneurship and combining business with social good. How do managers influence participation in company cause work? What else inspires participation?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2011

However, some entrepreneurs and businesses don't want this to define the character of what their company is all about. This past October, California joined New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Vermont, and Maryland in passing legislation to create this new type of legally recognized company. B Corps in California.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology. Mobile Work Exchange News.

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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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Last week, the Sacramento Bee newspaper published an account of a very prominent electronics recycler, Electronics Recyclers International (ERI), that has been a leader in advocating for responsible environmental practices, while at the same time dumping lots of electronic junk overseas. Much of it was labeled as reusable electronics.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2011

If lots of workers have iPhones and iPads, and another significant group has Android or Windows mobile devices, then companies seem to be opting to limit support to two or three types of personal devices, and they may opt to define what apps on each platform they support for accessing organizational email, for instance.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. There’s lots of intriguing green NPTech news this month. A new software bug called Heartbleed has affected a significant number of online servers on the Internet. It’s not great news. Recycling. Heartbleed: What Everyone Needs To Know.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2009

Taking the reins as blogger-in-chief of Care2’s "Frogloop" website ( www.frogloop.com ) for nonprofit professionals is Allyson Kapin, founder and principal of consulting firm Rad Campaign and a blog columnist for Fast Company Magazine. Tags: Care2 News. to maximize their outreach. Visit Care2 at www.care2.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Birdie's blogs and stories have been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Positive Thinking Magazine , and the Wall Street Journal as well as many other news outlets. Corante , and other topics for The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Worthwhile , and The New York Times.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload.

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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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

The title of this column, Mobile for Good, seems like a bit of a misnomer for the crop of news I'm sharing this month. We've got net neutrality violations disguised as benefits, app security flaws, and a difficult-to-repair hot new phone. We love these assessments because they're a great example of green technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. If revenue is down, or if youve lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. Dont keep your team in the dark.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Make it relevant to your company or products. Shoot for at least three times each week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

Answering all of these questions will help you to determine the amount of time, energy and resources you can devote to your plan. Identify your news and opportunities. The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. Establish you goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010 How To Write Your Companys Core Values Walk into any Whole Foods grocery store and youll see that companys core values proudly presented on a large sign. The values remain constant and dont change from time to time, situation to situation or person to person.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’ve seen the heartbreaking news stories over the last few years about how the American West has been ravaged by drought-fueled wildfires. This puts companies such as Patagonia Provisions (a purveyor of packaged foods) in a position to either continue this trend or reverse it through practices such as regenerative organic farming.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies.

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