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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

In 2007, I realized that a much more effective way to aggregate interesting actions would be to subscribe to RSS feeds from trusted sources. The same query is submitted to the Social Actions API as is submitted to any data repository – news articles, videos, blog posts, etc.

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Courage, Leadership, Grandmothers, Half The Sky and The Mission List

Have Fun - Do Good

Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. Check out Tara Mohr's interview with her on The Huffington Post. Check out this article in MORE Magazine about Diane Lane , one of six actresses involved in film.

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Van Jones Will be Green Advisor to Obama

Have Fun - Do Good

According to this AP article , and this New York Times article, Van Jones will be a green jobs adviser for the Obama administration. I had the opportunity to interview Van in the spring of 2007 as he was leaving the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , which he co-founded, to start Green for All.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. I was also wondering if I could do a quick audio interview with you on this topic. And sure, I’ll be glad to be interviewed. It’s really nice to learn more about what people are talking about. But there are some very cool and fun widgets. 4 Beth 11.01.06

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How Can Nonprofits Increase Leadership and Staff Diversity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Author Jeanne Bell states, “while the nonprofit sector regularly discusses and addresses programmatically issues of race and class, recent studies reveal a sharp disconnect between our values and our leadership’s demographics” (Ostrower, 2007). Capstone CEO Interview [In-person interview]. Sources: Cecala, K. 2016, October 3).

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today's New York Times article by Stephanie Strom describes some of the most recent online contests, including the Case Foundation ’s Giving Challenge, a contest conducted through Causes. on Facebook, Network for Good, Global Giving and Parade Magazine in 2007. This contest was based on the total amount raised.

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I Stand with Van Jones. 3 Ways You Can Too.

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I could point to a lot of blog posts and articles about why Van resigned, and whose fault it is, but as Jakada Imani, the Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (that Van co-founded) wrote in an email to EBC supporters today, "Following Van's lead, we're staying focused on solutions."

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