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JULY 3, 2011

Show Notes I have three workshops coming up: July 9: Jumpstart your Blog! August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop. September 21-October 12: I'll be offering my Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art and Play of Blogging.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Show notes I have three workshops coming up: May 14: A blogging workshop at the Writing Salon in Berkeley, CA (registration details will be available soon). June 1-22: My Juicy Blogging E-course: The Art and Play of Blogging for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

You can follow Lisa on her blog (lisasonorabeam.com ), Twitter ( @lisasonorabeam ), and on The Creative Entrepreneur Facebook page. Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. One of the most fun ways to do good is to buy art and hand crafts directly from artists and artisans.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. It is a very small liberal arts college in Vermont, where everyone knows everyone's name. Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked.

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JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. I really enjoy reading her personal blog, A View from Home and if you work with nonprofits and technology - you'll find it very valuable. " She uses her personal blog, A View From Home , to help her keep informed of technology.

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JULY 7, 2009

Changeblogger Ning Network I've also set up a Ning network for Changebloggers, people who use their blogs, podcasts and vlogs to make positive change. BlogHer I've been a Contributing Editor, along with Beth Kanter , for the past 3.5 years of BlogHer's Nonprofits and Social Change section. We've got 172 members at the moment.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. Soon after, I had the opportunity to write about a Bay Area non-profit, the Art of Yoga Project , that brings yoga, writing, and arts to girls in juvenile hall. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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MARCH 19, 2007

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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JUNE 26, 2010

It was also wonderful to see Cynthia Samuels (BlogHer); Jocelyn Harman (Care2); Bill Strathan (Network(ed) for Good); Michael Hoffman (NTEN); Christina Arnold (Cambodia); Kate Bladow ; and many others. Nonprofit social media strategists who teach us everyday about how to build networks. For me, the party was more a like a family reunion.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

13 Causes I'd Give to If Friday the 13th Was My Lucky Day Art in Action: Youth Leadership Training Program Mission: "Art in Action empowers youth leaders by engaging arts for social change through personal, social, political, and cultural education." Enough's blog, Enough Said. People's Grocery blog, Brahm's Blog.

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JANUARY 25, 2006

I'm mentor for a blog project for young women from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia entitled YoungCaucasusWomen. Each week a blog ???mentor??? The week of February 27th, I will blog on the topic of: ??? We've both worked in the arts. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , blogher

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FEBRUARY 2, 2006

4 jobs I had: General Manager of the Pro Art Chamber Orchestra Management/Capacity Assessment Evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge Grants Day of Service Consultant for N-TEN Community Builder/Network Coordinator for Artswire, an online network for artists and project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Six Sudsy Soapmaker Blogs And 2 interviews on The Extraordinaries blog: Chat with an Extraordinary: Lauren Bacon of Raised Eyebrow Web Studio Chat with an Extraordinary: Jimmy Santosa of Applied Materials And 6 news posts on the WE Volunteer blog: Love Making Videos?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Beth has been living plastic-free since 2007 and blogs about her adventures at FakePlasticFish.com. Three years ago, I decided to collect and tally all the plastic waste I generated each week and post it on my blog. The eighth guest blogger in my have fun, do good series is Beth Terry. But it’s also fun.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

On her portfolio site she shares a life vow called Threads of Empathy As part of a life-vow I have made which is at the basis of much of my art, I donate 10% of my income from all art sales to help provide opportunity and education in developing countries.

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MAY 2, 2008

I got inspired by this post and left a quick comment, but then I reading comments by others and folks who wrote the answers on their blogs. I read Connie Bensen's story and she encouraged me to post on my blog. At the same time I discovered places like the Well, ECHO (east coast hangout) and Meta Network (where arts wire has hosted).

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JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. Megan Keane blogs at TechSoup community site. Amy Sample Ward writes a blog about nonprofit technology and social media and is the community builder for Netsquared. writes for the Convio Connection Cafe Blog. Rachel Weidinger.

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AUGUST 1, 2005

I was beginning to wonder if I had attended blogher at all after stepping off the redeye at Logan at 10:00 a.m. But thanks to the blogher flickr stream and blogher participants with digital cameras, I found a few photos that documented my presence. blogging fun Originally uploaded by image415. ( this morning.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here. John Weeks (aka jinja ) has lived in Cambodia for a long time and has been blogging for many years. Hi blog is always informative. Photo by Mythicaldude.

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AUGUST 27, 2008

In a recent blog post , Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green talks about how each new Echoing Green Fellow is asked to answer the question, "Why do you do what you do?" "It Cross-posted from BlogHer. It gets to the heart of what we believe is one of the most important attributes of social entrepreneurs – self-awareness," writes Galinsky.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

You can connect with her on Facebook, or her blog Work it Out!~Fitness When I first started teaching dance fitness, I approached it with a more serious attitude, as I had found my strength studying martial arts. The twelfth guest blogger in my have fun do good series series is Heather Meyer. And, myself.

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JANUARY 29, 2006

Ponzi, who I met at blogher, loves postcards. The postcards have art work on them by a talented youngster, named Tep Vuthea, who lives in the orphanage. He's 13 now and we're sending him to art school. She has a wonderful tradition - sending other bloggers postcards from her travels. Most recently, she visited Bangkok.

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APRIL 17, 2009

At the time, I was a program director for an arts education program and a facilitator of career counseling workshops for artists. You can read more about moments of obligation on: • Jacob Colker's post, The Vision of the Extraordinaries on The Extraordinaries blog. Cross-posted from BlogHer. career activism social change

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

As I mentioned in a post last week , I'd like to teach a a class in 2011 about The Art of Blogging: Creating Juicy Content for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders. Going to NYC with the hubs to see friends, family, and to go to the BlogHer Conference. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

It meant that I missed what Joe Casco had to say about Social Networking Fatique - I hope he blogs it). I bumped into Millie Garfield who shared some reflections about her "virtual" blogging friends. That's Jonny Goldstein and Steve Garfield imitating art. Naming of your blog or podcast - make it generic to your field.

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AUGUST 10, 2007

Presentation Slides on flickr Blog post here. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. Heather at Aspiration is doing some research on blogging and professional development.

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AUGUST 29, 2006

Here are some BlogHers who are giving back through volunteering, or using their blog to advertise do * good opportunities: Rocks in My Dryer puts the word out for Operation Special Edition , a program that provides volunteer doulas for pregnant women whose husbands or partners are deployed when they give birth. about the study.

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AUGUST 25, 2006

" For me, live blogging notes from conferences and other gatherings helps me think through my fingers about what is being said in the room (and helps me retain it and share it with others (usually via my blog.) Conference or Event Blog: A group blog is set up for the specific event or conference.

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DECEMBER 19, 2006

That's a photo I took of Marc Canter at the first Blogher Conference in July, 2005 I put it in flickr with an "All Rights Reserved" license which is the flickr default. Like Alan, from the time I maintained my first web site (the old Arts Wire SpiderSchool), I???ve ve always set my content free. I also asked this guy.

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MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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MARCH 27, 2009

I was really impressed by the National Wildlife Federation, which has developed a sustainable "citizen monitoring program" across a number of online platforms: main site , flickr , YouTube , blogs , and Twitter and Im sure Im missing one.

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AUGUST 8, 2008

Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement. from replacing ads with art to alerts when you visit the websites of companies that threaten the environment.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

I started off in Camden, Maine to teach at the PopTech Fellows program, New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts for a session with arts marketers , and finally to Washington, DC to attend a briefing at the White House and to keynote the last BlogPotomac conference. We've been in and out of touch over the years, but always virtually.

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JUNE 19, 2009

In order to try to replace some of that revenue, we built a state of the art Web 2.0, Last year you got lots of media attention because you blogged on Social Edge about some of the organization's financial struggles. How can people who are listening to this show, or read the transcript on the blog, get involved with FORGE?

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MARCH 1, 2011

When she’s not coaching, writing, or leading groups, she’s either painting up a storm, reading in her hammock, practicing yoga, making arts and crafts, or indulging in a midday nap (one of the fabulous perks of being self-employed).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

A Roundup of Roundups Emily from the Nonprofit Blog Exchange offered this roundup of posts from nonprofit blog exchange blogs. Kivi Leroux Miller who blogs at Nonprofit Communications gives us a summary of what nonprofit consultants are posting. Nancy White has been busy working on the Technologies for Communities report.

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