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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Over the past week though, there have been little glimpses of happiness amid the disasters, scandals and economic bad news - stories about the CNN Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Impact. I started watching a lot of CNN before the election. It's kinda depressing, but I'm trying to stay informed.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

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The program book has gone to print, the Miss Piggy costume has arrived, and the registration numbers keep rising. and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars. Katya Andresen, Alia McKee Scott and Mark Rovner will be presenting a session during NTC based on this book, so attendees will definitely want to get their hands on a copy!

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

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The program book has gone to print, the Miss Piggy costume has arrived, and the registration numbers keep rising. and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars. Katya Andresen, Alia McKee Scott and Mark Rovner will be presenting a session during NTC based on this book, so attendees will definitely want to get their hands on a copy!

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

Beth Kanter raised $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation using a Network for Good Badge and similar tools to the ChipIn campaign, in three weeks. Widgets like ChipIn and Network for Good Badges , and services like Firstgiving make it easy for them to support your cause. Chez Pim raised almost $62,000 with her Menu for Hope Campaign in 2.5

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Transparency is the New Black: My Top 5 Plus 1 (That will be the name of a book title in six months.!) Emily Weinberg has some terrific notes from the "Branding Through Websites: Building Your Brand from the First Click" Heather Carpenter summarizes what she learned from the Disaster Planning for Nonprofits session.

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: It’s vacation week for me, not publishing much this week or next accept for guest posts and a few book reviews or if I find inspiration. By offering badges, mayorships, and other intangible rewards, millions of people are checking in to the places they go. This guest post was written by Rob Reed.

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