http://www.empresasustentable.com News from ifPeople on open source, sustainability, systems thinking, collaboration, and our company's journey. daily 1 2008-08-12T05:03:40Z http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/bfesta-poniendo-en-practica-la-tecnologia-de-la-informacion-verde Advancing the motto "It All Comes Back to You," November 15 was America Recycles Day, sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition. The NRC is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to waste prevention, advancement and improvement of recycling programs, composting, and reuse. No publisher admin 2008-11-24T19:26:26Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/plone-wins-open-source-cms-award When it comes to open source, the Web is an area Free Software technologies have excelled. Open Source Content Management Systems (or CMSs) now offer some of the best options out of any technology to run your web site -- but not all open source CMSs are created equally. The judges have spoken and the votes are in. No publisher admin 2008-11-24T19:08:51Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/land-trust-alliance-announces-big-wins-for-conservation-funding Not only did US voters elect a new President this month, they also showed support for a cause that is important to us at ifPeople. Thanks in part to the efforts by our client Land Trust Alliance, more than $8.4 billion of new funding will be directed toward land conservation around the country. No publisher admin 2008-11-24T18:56:54Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/integrating-technology-connecting-communities-affecting-change-the-center-for-community-change The Center for Community Change connects grassroots organizations around the country to help them improve conditions in their communities. They bring together local organizers to build relationships, increase collaboration, enhance leadership, and leverage resources. Breaking down barriers between low-income people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and geographic locations, elevating local concerns to the national conversation, and fostering innovative ideas, The Center for Community Change is comprised of a complex network of stakeholders working on distinct but related initiatives. No publisher admin 2008-11-24T18:45:29Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/climate-interactive-to-present-simulation-models-at-the-un-climate-change-conference ifPeople has the exciting opportunity to parter with Climate Interactive, an organization committed to helping the world understand the reality and future of climate change through interactive simulations ("Sims"). No publisher admin 2008-10-24T16:43:22Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/are-you-ready-for-election-day On November 4, 2008, US citizens will head to the voting booths to make crucial decisions that will affect the future of our country and the planet. Not only are we facing a critical and historic presidential election, but let's not forget that we have important choices to make on state and local levels as well. Perhaps we will never be able to fully decipher the rhetoric of politicians, see beyond the campaign spin, or weed through the barrage of information we encounter in the media; but we can make a concerted effort to do our own research, learn about candidates' records, and cast responsible votes. No publisher admin 2008-10-24T16:47:53Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/web-technology-can-help-your-organization-survive-an-economic-downturn The constant barrage of negative news about the financial crises facing economies around the world is tiring and saps the creative energy we need to contribute to solutions. While we don't want to dwell on the negative, we do want to address some concerns and offer some guidance. No publisher admin 2008-10-24T17:01:57Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/2008/world-plone-day-2008 On November 7, ifPeople will join Plone enthusiasts around the globe in celebrating World Plone Day 2008. The main purpose of Wold Plone Day is to increase awareness of Plone in university settings, governments, business communities, and among nonprofits and NGOs. Members of the Plone community in twenty seven countries, on six continents, will be giving presentations and hosting events to introduce Plone and promote its use. If you follow what we do at ifPeople, you know we talk about Plone a lot. No publisher admin 2008-10-24T17:07:58Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/ifpeople-announces-agilito-a-new-open-source-project-management-tool If you are familiar with the Agile/Scrum software development process, you know that the available project management tools tend to be bulky and expensive. To address this concern both internally and in the broader community, ifPeople recently led the development of a new open source project management software, Agilito. No publisher admin 2008-10-24T17:15:50Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/2008/ifpeople-blog-available We are launching our company blog this week. The first posts are driven by our team at the Plone conference in Washington, DC. Follow along as the team shares learnings and news from their trip. No publisher cjj 2008-10-09T19:00:54Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/get-green-jobs-on-the-national-radar Help make the new book by Van Jones, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, a best seller! Early and pre-publication sales will be sure to grab the media's attention. Buy your copy today! No publisher admin 2008-10-07T19:20:35Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/2008/ifpeople-project-manager-gerry-kirk-to-present-at-plone-conference-2008 The ifPeople team is busy preparing for next month's annual Plone conference in Washington, D.C. Last month, we announced that ifPeople's co-founder and CEO Christopher Johnson will be giving two presentations. We're pleased to announce that Project Manager and Scrum Master Gerry Kirk will also be a presenter at this year's conference. No publisher admin 2008-09-25T15:03:38Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/2008/recommended-reading Each month, we share information to help our readers better understand topics that we consider important. This month, we have updated our online book store to include useful resources in several key categories of interest. No publisher admin 2008-09-27T04:40:38Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/2008/n-ten-conference-sessions-vote-for-plone-and-salesforce The Nonprofit Technology Network (N-TEN) conference (NTC) will take place April 26-28, 2009, in San Francisco, California. At this annual spring event, leaders in the technology and nonprofit sectors come together to learn from one another. Technology providers have the opportunity to present their latest work and knowledge to the field. This year, the organization has incorporated a democratic process to agenda planning. Proposed sessions are up for vote. No publisher admin 2008-09-25T17:14:47Z News Item http://www.empresasustentable.com/news/django-1.0-released ifPeople leverages the best available open source building blocks to create custom technology solutions. Written in Python, Django is designed to ease the creation of complex, database-driven websites. On September 6, 2008, Django 1.0 was released. 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