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Senator Hillary Clinton at the Service Nation Summit!

Have Fun - Do Good

." -- James Keller Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) was one of the final speakers today at the Service Nation Summit. Clinton called America, "The" Service Nation, and said that service has never been more important than it is today. "As As the world becomes more complicated and problems more intractable, we are called to serve."

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States. Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground. The Relevancy of the Internet Problem.

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The Orbital Perspective

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Astronaut Ron Garan How can you not read a book that starts out, " I have wanted to write this book since returning to Earth from my first space mission in 2008 "? Garan explains that hovering above Earth he came to believe that the problem we face lies primarily in our inability to collaborate effectively on a global scale.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

Nancy Roach, a cancer survivor and vocal advocate living in Oregon pulled a group of us together to build a national organization focused solely on change and the needs of the colorectal cancer patient. Focus on solving problems, not adapting to solutions. Instead, I solve a problem one step at a time. The cloud is a tool.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

Nancy Roach, a cancer survivor and vocal advocate living in Oregon pulled a group of us together to build a national organization focused solely on change and the needs of the colorectal cancer patient. Focus on solving problems, not adapting to solutions. Instead, I solve a problem one step at a time. The cloud is a tool.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. Papilia Online Tax Receipts enables nonprofits to provide donors with a secure web page that allows them to view their giving history and print personalized tax receipts. Can't afford to visit Bali?

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Online Communications that Don't Suck

NTEN

AIDS.gov is a national HIV initiative of the U.S. The wiki helps us avoid version control issues and allows us to keep a history of changes by author. In July 2008, rising costs and shortages of food were in the news. We sent the first email, explaining the problem and our plan to fight it.