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The Networked Nonprofit Book Arrived!

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Here are a few upcoming book launch events over the next two weeks: June 17, 2010. June 21, 2010. June 22, 2010. June 25, 2010. June 29, 2010. June 29, 2010. Book Party and Discussion with authors. June 30, 2010. The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Details here.

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Alaska: And The Earth Shook Under My Feet

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Yesterday afternoon during the ForakerGroup 2010 Nonprofit Leadership Summit, I experienced my first Alaskan earthquake (4.9). I was scared – the floor swayed and I felt like I was on boat. During the World Cafe, we broke into small groups of 4 or 5 and discuss these three questions: What do we do when things go wrong.

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RIP Google Reader: Don’t Scream Who Moved My Cheese, Pivot Your Reading

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In online discussions with nonprofit techies, Megan Keane pointed to the loss of an anti-censorship tool in places like Iran, and Nancy Schwartz noted in an online discussion, “this is a kick to independent content publishing, not just convenience on the readers side. .”

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How Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ Raised over $10M in 1 Day!

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Note From Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results. This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org. “Do

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Emergency Social Data Summit: We Can All Participate Remotely

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The Red Cross is hosting the Emergency Social Data Summit today Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (ET). That means what you bring to this discussion is really important. This is a hybrid event which means you don’t have to be in Washington, DC to participate. You can participate remotely.

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What Happens at GEO Doesn’t Stay at GEO (and that’s a good thing)

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If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. What Happens at GEO Doesn’t Stay at GEO (and that’s a good thing) – guest post by Carrie Avery.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

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This ranges from online discussion of the issue to hosting an Emergency Social Data Summit – or #crisisdata on Twitter on Thursday August 12, 2010, in Washington, D.C., To meet this growing challenge, the American Red Cross is launching an initiative to address how to reply to these digital cries for help more effectively.

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