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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

Have Fun - Do Good

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is providing leverage for Tibetan, Darfurian, Burmese and Chinese human rights campaigns: The International Campaign for Tibet created the Race for Tibet. We believe China and the IOC should be held accountable to the promises they made during Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics."

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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

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I’m diabetic and have to be very careful about my health — exercise, eat well, monitor my blood sugar, take insulin several times a day…the list goes on and on. I work long days and don’t always have time to exercise.” Thanks for your wisdom and advice Anne! How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

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My wish for Web 2.5

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

BTW, I exercised great discipline and only have two social bookmarking accounts! So, can you solve my to do list problem? :-) And I’m grabbing the sunscreen already! 3 Beth 12.01.06 at 12:26 pm Well, you can’t get everything… why not email them? Delicious and magnolia 4 marnie webb 12.05.06 Onlywire is a great tip.

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They can be used for a nonprofit’s mission and that is why nonprofits should exercise transparency on web site analytics. On a related note, I think a benchmarking study might be a useful exercise for nonprofits. Properly used, web sites are more than just a payment solution for credit card bearing donors.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Social Media Game: Scaling Small Group Learning Exercises.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

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In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. As Justin Massa, executive director of Movesmart.org , puts it: "Housing is an enormous determinant of success; finding the right neighborhood is one of the most important decisions we can make." Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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