WiserIT
So that we don't forget about the impact of IT
How much energy does a laptop use? Where do batteries go when we "recycle" them? What's the kilowatt cost of our data centers? This group was started mainly to talk about our increasing dependency on IT to do our work in the non-profit/ngo world, and how we may often overlook the impact of using this technology. After all, if we go on strike to protest t ...learn more
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Created: Oct 10, 2007
Updated: Aug 27, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
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Hope Springs is a 130-acre Retreat Center in Ohio's Southern Appalachian foothills providing intentional space for mindful, creative and healthy private group retreats. Hope Springs also sponsors profoundly transformational workshops on topics which include women's issues, empowered leadership, and personal growth. Hope Springs Institute is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3.
Hope Springs Institute has a history of being an active participant in environmentally conscientious living. We have a fundamental guiding principle of conservation of the land along with a strong policy of reducing, reusing, and recycling; we pay attention to the products we use and the way in which we work in alliance with the earth and our immediate environment. We recognize that there is more to be accomplished and we are in a continuous process of developing a sustainable relationship with the planet that we all share.
