- The Earth Day 2012 celebration at the famous Ithaca Farmers’ Market is organized by Sustainable Tompkins. Singlebrook purchased carbon emissions offset credits through the Finger Lakes Climate Fund, a program run by Sustainable Tompkins. The “Carbon Offset Calculator” widget allowed us to determine the carbon cost for our entire staff to commute to our Ithaca office during the month of April, as well as several business flights this month. The purchased credits will be used to make energy efficiency improvements to homes throughout the region. Local Technology for Change (T4C) in action! Photo credit: Hilary Lambert -
Jim Thatcher, Ph.D. Candidate at Clark University (Geography) is seeking mobile application designers and developers to be interviewed for his thesis. My research goal is to open the “black box” of code construction by talking directly to designers and developers of mobile applications. By doing so, this research links what end-users can know with the decisions that went into the application’s development. The point is not to expose “evil” or “bad” intentions, as there are none, rather it is to help both developers and end-users understand the effects of their decisions, to help technology build a better world through conscious consideration.
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During NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), April 3-5 in San Francisco, Singlebrook will be launching the beta version of our mobile web product, WhatCanI.Do. WhatCanI.Do allows nonprofit organizations to build a mobile donation site in seconds! To coincide with the beta launch, we will be doing a Live Build at NTC! The Live Build involves asking nonprofit representatives to try out the WhatCanI.Do user experience and provide their feedback, including requests for additional features. We’re taking a crowdsourced approach to developing the next phase of WhatCanI.Do, and the Live Build is a key step in this process! The Live Build will take place throughout the conference and at booth #61 at the Science Fair. We hope to see you there! Visit WhatCanI.Do to learn more and/or sign up for a free trial!
Singlebrook talks with Daniel Vallejo, CEO & Co-founder of The Mutual, about how The Mutual’s Perks platform is helping to close the “Green Gap”. We discuss some of the challenges faced by a new startup, including finding the courage to leave a great job to become an entrepreneur. According to Vallejo, “the other side is a lot more fun.” -
eRecycling Corps envisions a “wireless device ecosystem” that relies on three parts: rewarding, renewing and reusing. Their aim is to lower the number of wireless devices that are sitting, unused, in American homes or being thrown away in...
American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) is a lobbying organization for sustainable businesses and organizations across the country. ASBC educates and advocates, acting as the voice of sustainable businesses and social entrepreneurs in...
- This article was originally published on Mashable on 3/2/12: http://mashable.com/2012/03/02/benefit-corporations/ - by Aiden Livingston - Aiden Livingston is a cause marketing...