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Travel Reduction: Telecommuting
- Recorded webinar:
- Telegreen Your Organization: Work Remotely - Use newer telecom tools to save money and spare the environment
- Featured article:
- Unified Communications Options for Nonprofits
- Featured blog post:
- Reduce Travel by Telecommuting
- Featured case study:
- Decentralizing the Knowledge Base: Less Time behind the Wheel
Check out the featured donations and free tools listed below.
US workers commute an average of 10,000 miles per year and consume 67 billion gallons of gas. Original source is "The Green Book," by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Cosign.
Recent studies also show that on average, employees are more productive and satisfied when allowed to telecommute at least part-time.
A 2005 report noted that Americans spend more than 100 hours commuting to work each year. This exceeds the two weeks of vacation time (80 hours) frequently taken by workers over the course of a year.
- Read more Travel Reduction Scary Stats and Travel Reduction Mini Tips about telecommuting and travel.
- Back to TeleGreen Your Work: Travel Reduction campaign page
Articles
- How Telecommunications Is Changing Work for Nonprofits
- Unified Communications Options for Nonprofits
- Introduction to Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
- Hands-On Tech Support from Afar
- Ditch Your Telephone for VoIP
Blog Posts
Case Studies
- Going Green: Reducing Travel and Saving Money
- Staying in Touch with Staff and Colleagues, Virtually
- Decentralizing the Knowledge Base: Less Time behind the Wheel
External Resources
- EDF: Make Telecommuting a New Company Culture
- Bloomberg: Stay Home and Work
- Virtual PBX Comparison Chart
- Side-by-Side Comparison of the Top 7 Business IP Phone Systems
- Economist.com: Farming biofuels produces nitrous oxide. This is bad for climate change
A robust way to enable employees and volunteers to securely access shared files and applications as if they’re in the office (over VPN).
Has basic virtual private network (VPN) functionality, which extends your private network so that remote workers can access it over the Internet.
secure email system that includes group scheduling, calendaring, contacts and tasks. It has a Web-based email interface so people can log on from any Internet-capable computer or mobile phone.
Software that allows you to work on a computer in your office – from your computer at home. It is commonly used for troubleshooting and fixing computers. It allows your computer support staff to see and fix your computer from wherever they are.
The gold standard enterprise level software application that protects computer networks from viruses, spyware, intrusions, and other online threats.
The BetterWorld team performs a free, no obligation communications audit for US nonprofits and libraries.
