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Is 2012 The Year of the Ultrabook?

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Most ordinary people I talk to about ultrabooks haven’t a clue what they are, but the fact remains that over 50 different ones debuted at the Consumer Electronic Show recently. The Macbook Air has been around since early 2008, and frankly struggled in its first years with poor sales and technical problems.

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. It was updated in 2012, and the Office of the U.S. Look out for others The best way to engage in National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month directly is to look out for the people around you.

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I’m not changing the world

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

You can bet that the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections will not be a repeat of the 2008 election with such a massive differential in use of technology and social networks. I still think that working with nonprofits to help them grapple with communications and data is good work, helps people, and is right livelihood.

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Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving

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For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3

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I Voted for President Barack Obama

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I voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, and I voted for him again in 2012. I voted for President Barack Obama because I believe that he will work for the economic welfare of the most people. I voted for President Barack Obama because I believe that he will work for women's economic and health rights.

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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

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Ms.Davitian was named one of Vermont''s "25 most influential people" in the mid 1990''s. We thought it only fitting that we share a video to document her impact over the years: Past Lifetime Achievement Winners: 2012: Rob Stuart , Evolve Strategies. 2008: Vince Stehle. 2008: Vince Stehle. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. Mark Horvath, Invisible People TV. Let’s Talk Video for Social Change.

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