Customers
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HealthRight 360 Customer Case Study
This was originally posted on TechSoup.org as a guest blog post. The following is an overview of a BetterWorld customer, HealthRIGHT 360 and interview with Dave Dayter, IT Director of HealthRIGHT 360 discussing their experience with BetterWorld and the TechSoup VoIP Donation Program. BackGround HealthRIGHT 360 is an impressive and complex organization, the combination of two renowned community nonprofits, Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics and Walden House. Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics was the first free medical clinic in the country, serving its first patients in 1967. ... -
Salvation Army – The Seimon Family Youth � Community Center
The Salvation Army is such a reputable institution, they don’t really require an introduction. With a worldwide footprint of 1.5 million in 126 countries, the Salvation Army provides services across the spectrum with thrift shops, shelters, disaster relief and humanitarian aid.... -
ASBC Gathering at New Resource Bank
BetterWorld was happy to speak last week at ASBC’s outreach event about the important role that businesses can play to support a just and sustainable economy. Sponsored by BetterWorld, CAMEO, AquaBella, and the Green Chamber of Commerce at New Resource Bank, the gathering attracted many Bay Area sustainable leaders, including many BetterWorld customers and partners.... -
The Hub – A Place for Better Business
The Hub is a worldwide network of over 25 collaborative work spaces that provide a creative environment as well as a professional infrastructure to work, meet, learn and connect. As their credo declares, “The Hub is designed to facilitate the creation of sustainable impact through collaboration.”... -
BetterWorld on The Wendel Forum
BetterWorld’s Matt Bauer recently visited The Wendel Forum, a radio show dedicated to focusing on the legal side of the green economy. Interviewed by Bill Acevedo, The Green Business Practice Leader at Wendel Rosen, Bauer spoke of BetterWorld’s journey as a company, bringing purpose and mission to an industry traditionally not involved in the green economy and sustainability efforts. ... -
BetterWorld TechSoup Global Program Case Study
We were thrilled to receive this review from one of our newest TechSoup Global nonprofit customers, FishWise: FishWise provides innovative market-based tools to the seafood industry, enabling consumers and grocery retailers to support marine conservation through their seafood purchasing decisions. Letter from Fishwise: I was hired to organize a growing non-profit office of eight. ... -
Elf Volunteering � Thank you!
Volunteering BetterWorld’s Salem Kimble was out dressed as an elf volunteer recently, face painting students at a holiday fundraising event for St. Leo the Great School in Oakland, CA. “It’s such a great experience to give back to the local community,” Salem said, “it’s wonderful to work at a company that values giving back too.” To our BetterWorld Family With holidays coming up, we’re lucky here at BetterWorld Telecom to have much to be thankful for, from our partners and affiliates to all of our wonderful customers. We wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to a few folks we’re thankful for this year. ... -
California Teleconnect Fund
(This posting was originally a guest blog for TechSoup Global) If you work for a nonprofit or library in California, your organization might be eligible to reduce your telecom expenses by half. Thousands of eligible organizations in California are not aware of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) and missing out on this great benefit available to them. BetterWorld Telecom is one of only a select few telecom providers certified and approved to provide services eligible for reimbursement through the CTF program. We also have a donation program with the non-profit TechSoup Global, providing access to discounted telecommunications service. When combined with the California Teleconnect Fund discount, this offering creates an amazing opportunity for eligible nonprofits. ... -
A Week of Inspiration
The BetterWorld team was fortunate to attend two very different events this week that both shed a great deal of hope and inspiration on our short and long term future. With nothing but bad news coming out of the mainstream media, no solutions coming from Capitol Hill and Wall Street clinging mightily to its profits, it is the story of the millennials, the Access Economy, and the Shared Economy that help paint a pathway towards a more socially and environmentally sustainable The 12th Annual Brower Youth Awards: Not a dry eye in the house as a packed house at the beautiful Herbst Theatre across from City Hall in downtown San Francisco listened for almost two hours to the stories of 7 incredible, young changemakers. The recipients hailed from places as diverse as the Bronx, Santa Cruz all the way to Appalachian West Virginia. Their stories held a common bond of both frustration with the current system, and their own beautiful answers for helping to change things in their communities and beyond. This year’s Brower Youth Award recipients are: ... -
A Big Welcome to Coastside Children’s Programs!
BetterWorld team members Matt and Glenn had a great time visiting the Coastside Children’s Programs facility in Half Moon Bay this past week, getting their communications in top shape. Coastside Children’s Programs has been serving children and families from diverse multicultural and socio-economic backgrounds since 1975. Administering child care and development centers that provide quality educational, recreational and skill-building activities through a preschool, and before and after school programs, as well as full-time activities during the summer, they create a fun, nurturing and safe environment for children to learn at their highest potential. ... -
Welcoming Walden House to the BetterWorld Family!
BetterWorld is thrilled to welcome the Walden House to the BetterWorld customer family! The mission of Walden House is to give hope and change lives for people affected by substance abuse and mental health conditions. They do this by offering behavioral health services and tools for living to youth, adults, and families throughout California. Their services aim to relieve the burden of societal problems by promoting wellness, healthy relationships, productive living, and community involvement. Recently Walden House in San Francisco merged with Haight Ashbury Free Clinic to better serve local residents. ... -
Customer Spotlight : Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences
BetterWorld is happy to welcome Bigelow Laboratory to the BetterWorld customer family! Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is a nonprofit research organization based on the coast of Maine which studies the ocean. Their research ranges from microbial oceanography (examining biological productivity and phytoplankton community dynamics in the world’s oceans at the molecular level – phew!... -
Earth Policy Institute
BetterWorld was out with the wonderful people of Earth Policy Institute (EPI) last week. BetterWorld has collaborated with EPI on webinars, donated to them and currently proudly serves them as member of our customer family. EPI was founded by the former president of the Worldwatch Institute and renowned environmentalist thoughtleaders, Lester Brown.... -
Investors' Circle Venture Forum in San Francisco
The BetterWorld Team was out at the Investors' Circle Spring Venture Fair and Forum in San Francisco yesterday and today. Investors' Circle is a network of over 150 angel investors, professional venture capitalists, foundations and family offices who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. Since 1992, Investors' Circle has facilitated the flow of over $145 million into more than 220 companies and small funds addressing social and environmental issues.... -
Customer Profile: South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center
BetterWorld Telecom President, Matt Bauer, went onsite this week with BetterWorld customer, South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center (SLTWC). SLTWC is up to great things, and we wanted to share a some of the important work they do with you in this week’s blog post. SLTWC is a committed group of people doing important work for women and families.... -
BetterWorld Telecom 2010 Signpost
As is our annual BetterBlog tradition, we mark the passing of each January 1st with some reflection and highlights of the previous year. As we make the turn into 2011, the BetterWorld team is excited as 2010, on almost every front, was our best to date – from new partnerships, to customers, expanding our mission and furthering our efforts to provide a concrete example and direction for how the telecoms industry can be a social and environmental leader, our pathway has never been more clear.... -
TechSoup and BetterWorld Launch National Donation Program
This past week, the excitement ran high at BetterWorld as we launched our national national donation program alongside partners TechSoup Global and Aptela. The TechSoup+BetterWorld+Aptela partnership creates a unique bundle of telecommunications services that are now available to nonprofit organizations and public libraries as a combination of donated equipment and discounted rates.... -
California Teleconnect Fund – Great Opportunity for Non-Profits
BetterWorld Telecom is fortunate to now be an approved carrier for the California Teleconnect Fund. This amazing program offers qualifying non-profits essentially a 50% discount on many commercial telecommunications service such as DSL, T1s, PRIs, VoIP, Unified Communications, IP Trunking and many more. The California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) Program was established by Decision 96-10-066 on October 25, 1996.... -
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Case Study: Oregon 211info H1N1 Hotline
This week we had the pleasure of presenting our case study with Oregon 211_info_ – how 211_info_ and the Oregon Department of Health quickly and efficiently created a call center in response to the H1N1 influenza epidemic, creating a model for other quick-response, temporary hotlines. In the fall of 2009, 211info and the Oregon Department of Human Services, working with BetterWorld Telecom, created a comprehensive hotline with a supervisor, a staff of 20 temporary information and referral agents, continually updated information, partners in nurse triage and clinic support offices, and administrative help from 211info....
