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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 "? On Earth, the former US fighter pilot during the Cold War fought the Russians; in space, the US and Russia worked as allies.

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How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession

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We have seen the geopolitical instability and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the inflation in the United States is reaching a forty-year high, borrowing costs are rising precipitously, and there is ongoing supply chain disruption. We have seen this before in 2008-9 and even just a couple of years ago. Learning from the Past.

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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org

Tech Soup

The original version of Movements.org was founded in 2008 by then-U.S. Keyes notes some early examples of how the Movements.org crowdsourcing model is working: Activists in Russia connecting with a songwriter in New York to compose a catchy song for their cause. The Evolution of Movements.org: Making a Meeting Place for Human Rights.

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Burning Problems With Social Networks: What do you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Vladislav Chernyshov , a self-identified geek and masters student at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) in Novosibirsk, Russia and who is currently working on a next generation social network project called Genome identifies five major "burning" problems with social networks.