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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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Just thought I'd take a look at the state of electronics recycling around the world to see how we're doing. Unfortunately, electronics recycling is a comparatively low priority in many countries. This represents the total amount of electronic waste that an average person in the UK is likely to consume in their lifetime.

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Nonprofit Technology News for August 2013

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I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. I’ll even try and find a silver lining on the recent NSA PRISM spying scandal why it’s trending toward better transparency in the cloud.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

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Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Electronic Pills: Coming Soon to a Stomach Near You. The ingestible sends an electronic signal to a band aid-like patch on the patient’s skin recording that the patient took the pill.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

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I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Mary Meeker and Liang Wu ’s 2013 Internet Trends from Kleiner Perkins. The Internet in 2013. Now, here's the latest.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

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I call it "humanitarian electronics recycling and refurbishment." Our latest opportunity was on February 13 2013. electronics recycling and refurbishment standards. does not have a coherent nationwide electronics recycling system that can effectively capture good useable IT equipment that is being discarded.

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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

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As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. and Weelabex in Europe to ensure the responsible recycling of used electronics.

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Nonprofit Technology News for March 2013

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Since we're three months into the new year, you're welcome to revisit my new-and-improved list of 2013 forecasts for hot nonprofit technology trends as well. Coming immediately after the doGooder Video Awards is TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDIGS) coming April 1. There are a few differences though.