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The Center for Science, Technology, and Society is pleased to be hosting a one-day conference - Change that Counts: Building Sustainable Social Business - to be held at Santa Clara University on November 20, 2009. CSTS is dedicated to creating opportunities for better understanding and enabling the innovative uses of science and technology for global social benefit. The Change that Counts Conference catalyzes this effort by showcasing the work of the 2009 Tech Awards Laureates and engaging some of the most pressing current dynamics that affect their work. Join us for this day of lively discussions focused on the challenging work undertaken by social entrepreneurs, the impact they create, and the processes that underpin the valuation of their work. To RSVP please visit http://www.scu.edu/sts... - TechSoup Global

EcoTuesday, a unique, structured monthly networking event for sustainable business leaders held concurrently in seven cities across the country, will feature Gil Friend, Founder of Natural Logic, as the speaker at November's event in San Francisco. Now that green business is "in", what's next -- for companies, strategy and policy? What are the looming challenges businesses need to understand -- and master? And how will we overcome the three key barriers to building a sustainable economy? Gil will share his thoughts on these topics, and more. Natural Logic delivers strategic sustainability consulting to companies and communities, with integrated, results-focused solutions that build profit and competitive advantage while reducing your organization's environmental footprint, waste and risk. Friend is a founding board member of the Sustainable Business Alliance, Sustainable Berkeley, and the California Sustainable Business Council and serves on the executive board of OpenEco.org and the... - TechSoup Global

Join TechSoup.org content creators, community leaders, and customer service support on November 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific for a tour of how your organization can use all that TechSoup has to offer to improve your technology and help reach your mission. TechSoup, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is working toward a time when every nonprofit and social benefit organization will have the technology resources and knowledge they need to operate at their full potential. - TechSoup Global

Email marketing is one of the most cost effective ways to keep in touch with your constituents, donors and partners. This workshop is designed to give you both the strategy and experience using an email service provider so that you can generate real results with your future email marketing campaigns. As an attendee, you will learn email marketing best practices, CAN-SPAM compliance training, email marketing "how-to" and tips, how to build a list, how to create and launch a successful email marketing campaign, how to set up a free trial email marketing hosting account and how to test, track and tweak your email marketing campaigns. In addition, all students who attend this class will receive FREE access to Web-based email marketing software that allows you to send visually rich emails and analyze results.256 - TechSoup Global

These two sessions, with environmental experts from Microsoft, will help you learn how to reduce the environmental impact of your information technology and how to effectively use IT to improve your organizations’ efficiency. We’ll discuss ways that greening IT can help you reduce energy, resource usage and costs. Select the webinar that best meets your organization’s size so you can get suggested improvements appropriate for your office environment. Small Organizations: 10 a.m. Pacific time (https://cc.readytalk.com/r...), large Organizations: 11 a.m. Pacific time (https://cc.readytalk.com/r... - TechSoup Global