Connect the Dots is Greening Nonprofits: An Interview with Founding Director Maikhanh Nguyen

Environmental sustainability is important for every organization, but not everyone knows where to start or how to make it happen. For non-profits focusing on a specific social mission with limited time and funds, it can be a challenge. Connect the Dots, a Bay Area nonprofit exclusively serving the nonprofit community, disseminates environmental sustainability practices to nonprofit organizations to help them meet their social missions in an environmentally responsible manner.

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Connect the Dots: Greening Non-Profits

Join Artfulchange, the Jay Trainer Band and The San Francisco Review for a night of fun and support for greening Non-Profits! The concert benefits Connect the Dots, a nonprofit effort dedicated to lowering the environmental impact of nonprofit organizations as they deliver their social missions.

Entertainment Schedule:
5:30 - Visual arts gallery reception & HAPPY HOUR
7:00 - Jay Trainer Band  | Jay Trainer YouTube Channel
8:30 - The San Fran Review featuring *bernadette* & Pamela Parker!  |

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Mojave, an Interview: New Album, Green Touring and Creating a Green Music Scene in Vancouver

Guest post by Scott James

Mojave is a (mostly) acoustic band based in Vancouver, BC. They just completed Canadian tour in support of their new album Crow’s Funeral and were recently named one of the best local unsigned bands in Vancouver by Straight.com.

According to their myspace page, the band is “focused on creating a green music scene,” and they incorporate a commitment to greening what they do in everything from releasing albums to touring.  Their Summer 2009 release of Crow’s Funeral is available on iTunes, through Planetwize.com (where a portion of the cost supports Carbonfund.org), or at the Mojave website.

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