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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

Have Fun - Do Good

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Challenge for the rest of 2008: I'm feeling a bit discouraged about what feels like a lack of progress in the situation. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. My resolutions were to: 1.

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Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships and Photo Competition

Have Fun - Do Good

Like "green", it is used so much these days it is starting to lose its oomph. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they are sponsoring their first national photo competition. They're looking for photos that depict innovations, people and partnerships in American sustainable agriculture. Photo Credit: Tomatoes by Me.

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Cause Fatigue Redefined: More conversation for the 09NTC

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday’s post for Earth Day, about social media and the energy/climate change/green movement is already getting some tremendously insightful and interesting comments. Photo: Howard Lake. It’s just the kind of conversation starter I wanted to throw out there!

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Is 2012 The Year of the Ultrabook?

Tech Soup

Just after the show, Sean Nicholson from Microsoft sent me a roster of new green Windows PCs , including the Toshiba Portégé Z835 ultrabook that has a mercury free-LED display and halogen-free printed wiring board. Photo: kenworker. What Is an Ultrabook? A redesigned, lower cost version came out in 2010 and it took off.

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Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2009

Have Fun - Do Good

I also recommend listening to a podcast interview with Safran Foer on Vegan.com The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems by Van Jones Van Jones was talking about "green jobs" way before it became a buzzword. I gotta say it. Don't listen Glenn Beck. Listen to Van Jones. Read the book.

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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. .” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. Go mobile with Pinterest.

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Britt Bravo and I will be at Making Media Connections in Chicago June 11-12th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hanging with Britt Bravo at NetSquared Conference Photo by Schipulites. June 11-12th we will both be speaking at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. For the past three years, I've had the pleasure of working closely with Britt Bravo at BlogHer and Netsquared. We rarely get any face time. in Chicago.

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