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Greenspaces is a an environmentally conscious co-working space targeted at entrepreneurs and nonprofits who focus on making a difference in the community.  Jenny Nevin, who left her Wall Street job to pursue a passion, started Greenspaces in Brooklyn in early 2008. Focused specifically on Green entrepreneurs, Jenny quickly saw the need to expand the offering, and in October of 2008 Greenspaces expanded to Colorado and opened an office in Denver's River Arts North District (RINO). 

Serious games are games which serve a purpose greater than raw entertainment. These are games which are not only fun to play but also help convey a message about our world, its problems, and possible solutions. Perhaps the term "games that are fun but support a great cause" is a better way to phrase it, though it gets a bit long. No matter what we call them, let's just call them important.

The need for social services is escalating daily.  As we climb slowly out of one of history’s worst recessions, we see just how fragile we all are--a pink slip away from being a company’s cutback, a paycheck away from losing our medical insurance and even our homes. The bright side is that the growth of technology means news and information spreads instantaneously through the ease of social networking sites, blogs, websites, and mobile applications. What once took days now takes only moments. Technology is intersecting with grassroots efforts like never before, and your cause needs to be prepared to embrace these new tools or risk the chance of getting left behind. Now is the time to adapt to using these free resources to more efficiently promote your organization’s objectives.

In this post we'll take a look at just one of many tools: SMS.

In early 2010 a team of Chinese cyber terrorists orchestrated a highly skilled cyber attack, referred to as an APT Attack, on the US. This technical insurgence compromised the secure networks of dozens of top US targets exploiting a security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. What makes this instance unusual was what they were after. The cyber theft didn't prey on the typical targets of credit cards or routing numbers. Something far more devious was afoot. The crooks were snooping around in emails of important political figureheads and human rights activists to try to capture secret business information.

The question that HiDef exists to ask as a technology service provider is, “What role does technology play in great causes?” The announcement of Apple's iPad represents an important step forward for how great causes will fulfill their missions in the future. Let’s take a look at three ways the iPad and other well-designed tablet devices will help great causes achieve their missions better.

The iPad’s use in modern-day decision-making

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Twitter, the ever-growing social media bohemoth that allows you to update the world on what you're doing, recently launched a new feature called Lists. Lists allow any Twitter user to create a list of Twitter users. Think of it as giving a person within a directory the ability to a create his or her own sub-directory and share it with the entire directory.

When I see new features like Lists, I always ask, "How can this apply to our clients--great causes--who are always looking for new ways to connect people to their organization's mission?" If you are your organization's social media guru, here are a few ways to consider making use of Twitter Lists.

Over the past two years HiDef has grown in size, but most importantly, in vision and purpose as an organization. In the early years of the company we were happy to take on any project that kept power running to the team’s computers and covered a few coffees every once and a while. Because we've worked with some wonderful organizations and realized our passion for helping great causes reach their goals, the meaning of our name--and now our website--is freshly inspired.