PALO ALTO, October 12, 2007 - Former Vice President Al Gore, who was named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today, said at a brief press conference at the Alliance for Climate Protection he hopes the award will raise global consciousness about climate change. Gore shares ...

Nonprofit organizations need volunteers and volunteers need opportunities tuned to their interests. VolunteerMatch is a platform that has been making these connections since 1998. With over 50,000 organizations participating, VolunteerMatch has something for everyone. I had lunch with Greg Baldwin, president of VolunteerMatch, who gives me a rundown of ...

The Green City Gallery is an eco-demonstration site/art gallery/community meeting and event space in downtown Berkeley, Calif. A collaboration between Bay Localize, an Oakland-based non-profit focused on post petroleum community empowerment, and Dig Cooperative, an eco-design crew helping to re-invent urban environments to be more sustainable. The ...

If one man could be credited with bringing the first plug-in hybrid electric school bus to California, it would be Ralph Knight. As transportation director for the Napa Valley Unified School District, Ralph’s tireless four-year effort paid off with the delivery of the first “green” yellow bus, part ...

Tools are tools, whether you’re using a bow and arrow, a GPS unit, or a search engine. Google is bringing together all the technology tools at hand to help non-profit organizations tell their stories in the vivid, 3-D language of Google Earth. In this video podcast, Catherine Girardeau takes ...

Kim Brand, CEO and founder of FileEngine, explains how this “tweener” file server and backup appliance handles the file needs for small companies and non-profit groups. FileEngine provides hardware, software, and support for less per month than the support costs alone on a Windows file server. Complete file safety ...

We’re constantly thinking about sustainability - in the environment we live in, as well as in the way we work and produce media. Creative Commons is a non-profit organization trying to change the way people use copyright and licensing for media and intellectual property. Instead of the traditional “all rights reserved” model for distributing works, Creative Commons continues to educate creators about the advantages that come with the “some rights reserved” model.

There are two sides to every coin. So, there is the India Story that celebrates the new and emerging India with an annual GDP of almost 10 percent that has strong IT and technology sector, and has millions of dollars coming through FDI and VC and PE investments etc. Then ...

Rebecca South, president of Domes for the World, explains how her non-profit is using unique building technology to built very inexpensive and durable structures for third-world countries. But, we talk about how she got into the dome-building business (her dad was one of the innovators in dome building) and ...

Lawrence Liang is the legal lead for Creative Commons India, and has helped set up the India chapter. The Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that encourages people to share their creativity and make it available for others to legally build upon and share. By joining the Creative Commons, ...

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, we had the chance to visit one of the most green places in the city, TreePeople. TreePeople is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating city dwellers on the dire importance of tree planting in urban areas. Our favorite thing about TreePeople ...

Two years ago Ethan Zuckerman and Rebecca McKinnon conceived and started a project called Global Voices. The goal of the project is to capture the global conversations on the Internet from parts of the world that we don’t hear much about.

One of the interesting things that Global ...

Nicholas Negroponte is taking a leave of absence from his position as director of the MIT Media Laboratory to chair the non-profit One Laptop Per Child. The organization seeks to re-think the portable computer, and to put thousands of machines in the hands of children in impoverished countries around ...

LOS ANGELES, October 17, 2006, (PodTech News) — Following in the footsteps of musicians, movies and members of the 18-34 demographic, politicians are now turning to social networking sites like MySpacel and Facebook to spread the word about their campaigns and connect with young voters. In the case of MySpace, ...

Shyno Chacko works with ASHOKA, a non-profit group seeking out and promoting Social Entrepreneurship. PodTech’s Michael Johnson talks with Chacko about her work with the group and the changes they’ve facilitated the world round.

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Boston, June 15-17, 2006:
“Innovating in a Flat World” focuses on issues integral to the growth of private enterprises and non-profits. This year’s event takes place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

PodTech’s John Furrier chats with Sanjay Kadaveru who is promoting the upcoming TiECON East.

More info at:
TieCONEast.org

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Juniper has designated David Weiner as a Master of IT. David talks about operating a non-profit corporation and the challenges of IT within a combined health care company.

This Juniper Networks podcast is part of the Juniper Networks Master of IT program.

I sat down with Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media. We talk about the media influence on young kids and how parents can participate. In this age parents need to be informed to make media an advantage for young kids. Jim and his team are doing ...