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PQMD: Medical Surplus Recovery Organization Planning

VisionLink

Lori Warrens, the executive director of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), VisionLink''s Lois Ann Porter and others are on-site today planning the upcoming Medical Surplus Recovery Organization (MSRO) Conference to be held at the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta this July. It''s the way good works get done well.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911. Examples from Haiti. Why Social Media?

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives.

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Last Day to Register for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference at the Regular Rate!

NTEN

If you're planning on joining us in Atlanta, April 8-10, you should register today to save $100. > numbers coming out of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you gain a renewed appreciation for the power of nonprofit technology -- and it's not just the big organizations that are using it. fun while we're in Atlanta, as well.

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Give a Little Bit at the Day of Service

NTEN

Group #042 - Zoo Atlanta. Atlanta, Inc. Group #034 - Trees Atlanta. Consult Details: What it will take in systems and people to get online giving set up for Trees Atlanta? Consult Details: What it will take in systems and people to get online giving set up for Trees Atlanta? The best way to solicit via web page 3.

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100 Fundraising Email Subject Lines That Will Get Donors to Open Your Email

Get Fully Funded

Breaking: Record number of homeless people need help in Atlanta . Want to know the biggest danger in Haiti right now? . Now , right now, and right away are great words that convey urgency without costing you a lot of characters. And don’t under-estimate the obvious: urgent. Urgent: Teens need your help to start college on time .

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

Tech Soup

This evening, I was happy to get away from the hotel for dinner in Atlanta's historic Grant Park neighborhood. Mercy Corps' Roger Burks had organized a dinner especially for writers and editors. We ate at Six Feet Under , a delightful seafood restaurant overlooking the famous Oakland Cemetery.