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You can learn more about her work at www.amykessel.com , and connect with her on Twitter at @AmyKesselcpc My favorite way of expressing myself is to spend time deeply connecting with other women. I recently created an interview series on my blog called Unfurling , where I conduct interviews with women and record them as videos.

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JULY 7, 2009

One of the things I wanted to share with you is other places that we can connect online: Twitter I get lots of requests to post about things, but don't always have time so lots of times I "tweet" links to stuff. BlogHer I've been a Contributing Editor, along with Beth Kanter , for the past 3.5

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AUGUST 25, 2006

Over a year ago, I interviewed Carnet Williams , a long time member of the nonprofit technology and riders community and who recently launched a tool called Chipin which is designed to simplify the process of connecting with people in your social network to collect money for a personal cause, to purchase a gift, or for community fundraising.

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MARCH 19, 2007

I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. It’s been an important part of my life for all of this time. I have now realized I need to set it down for good.

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JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. It runs the gamut based on what the needs of the community are, and what they're most passionate about solving at that time. We wanted to ultimately empower the refugees as much as we could.

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JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. We had taken the time to build up a strong following on our hsus myspace page ??? Take the time to measure results.

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OCTOBER 18, 2006

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. For the first time in a long time, I was concerned about finding work. t have a lot of time to hear about who you are and what you are doing. Why did you launch your company? d bet that they???d

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JULY 13, 2008

I rather not have a list, but get to know them one-by-one - and these interviews are a way of doing that. In a recent post on Blogher, Virginia DeBolt mentions the list titled 100 Awesome Webmaster Blogs by and for Women by Jimmy Atkinson. BlogHer's leadership trio Lisa, Elisa, and Jory was in the number 1 spot.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

Below is an edited transcript of an interview from October 11, 2008 with Cami Walker, the founder of the 29-Day Giving Challenge, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. In the interview, Cami mentions that she is writing a book about the 29 Day Giving Challenge. I was broke. I was too sick to work.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Here's my interview: 1. I spent half of 2005 and all of 2006 in seminary, in Berkeley, CA, and a lot of the issues that I was exploring during that time I have talked about on that blog. Cross posted at Blogher You can learn more about her impressive accomplishments by reading the official CV/Bio at her web site.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Waste of time , I would think to myself. While interviewing the organizers for a magazine, I heard how they worked with young women who had rarely or never felt good about their bodies and were in detention on charges related to prostitution and drug sales. As we shared our thoughts at the end of the class, they smiled.

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JULY 30, 2007

Identify and interview 3-5 amazing Cambodian BlogHers and post on BlogHer site. Timing is running out. Bring over 3 video blogging kits (inexpensive camera, a book, batteries, and SD cards) that will be used as "prizes" to encourage new bloggers. Document the learnings from this personal fundraising campaign.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Find more videos like this on Internet Time. Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I also have to say that having Chris's mom do such a fabulous job of time tracking helped me end on time (I wish we could clone her for every conference on the planet.)

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JULY 29, 2005

Blogher's first big social event was Friday night dinner was at the Andiamo Cafe for approximately 140 people. We stayed on the back patio with another blogher from LA and nursed a few drinks to help us mingle. " Here two nonprofit bloggers, Marnie Webb and Nancy White, talk to each other for the first time in real-time.

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JULY 2, 2008

Interviewed Janessa Goldbeck of the Genocide Intervention Network. Interview more activists/visionaries of color for the Big Vision Podcast. Interview more activists/visionaries of color for the Big Vision Podcast. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. Watched Darfur Now. I do one per month.

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MAY 27, 2009

Even if you feel like you need more experience, more skills, more time, more money, more confidence, more whatever before you can pursue your dream, take a step, even if it is a small one, towards your dreams. Make time for the three R's: rest, reflection and recreation. Not breaking big dreams down into small actions.

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APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. Most consumers in the United States, most people don't really have the time to think about those problems a lot. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

One of today's New York Times' headlines is, Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January. Ask if they'd introduce you to their contact so you can set up an informational interview. Cross-posted from BlogHer. LinkedIn LinkedIn is a professional social network, so it's ripe with job search opportunities. nonprofit web job career search

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NOVEMBER 2, 2008

   I was to track her down for an interview.   The first time I stood up my world changed and I was hooked. In retrospect it was the first time I realized I had a surfer spirit. As a result, EVERY woman I interviewed noted that her life is better now because of their experience with cancer!

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JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. t tell you how many times I???ve button on any post, I always ask myself, 'if the New York Times linked to this would I be okay? Judi Sohn, Director of Operations and Communications, for the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. If I have a ???eureka???

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AUGUST 5, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. The next logical step, of course, is to start to get to know some of these bloggers by doing interviews. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist. " I left room inspired to compile a living list.

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AUGUST 10, 2007

Michelle Murrain is curbing her time on "walled gardens " like LinkedIn and Facebook while pondering the question, " How Open Is Facebook, Really? An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. Nonprofit Times covers it here. Need some comic relief? NpTech Software.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

I asked for suggestions about how to make time to take the walks, and my Mom commented: "One thing that might help you when you don't feel like walking, or you think that you don't have time, is to do it because you can! Going to NYC with the hubs to see friends, family, and to go to the BlogHer Conference.

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MAY 5, 2008

In June, I will start full-time at the social marketing firm based in Washington, DC where I've been completing a fellowship, working on the client team representing the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And since this interview is going to be posted on Blogher, I'll narrow it down to women bloggers: 1.

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JANUARY 25, 2009

Panels include discussions on Feminism on the Move - Where We Were and Where Are We Now with panelists ranging from Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder of BlogHer to Eleanor Smeal, President of Feminist Majority and moderated by Shireen Mitchell, Vice Chair of the National Council of Women’s Organizations.

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APRIL 26, 2006

As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I've started writing a weekly feature over at Blogher called Solutionary Women. I thought I'd share this week's interview with Mary Brune, co-founder of MOMS (Making Our Milk Safe). Mary was kind enough to let me e-interview her for this post. Describe the work you do for MOMS.

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MARCH 4, 2006

that is I love the content, consume way too much, and can spend a lot of time wandering around having a wonderul time. I did an interview with Michael back in May, 2005 and it is just fascinating to learn about his content gathering process.

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AUGUST 3, 2008

Even though I'm more like twenty-something times 2.5, I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Ivan Boothe one of my all-time favorite GenY social media for social change people. " I had the pleasure of interviewing him about his he formed his organization. Why did I go?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Kellogg Foundation, was kind enough to tell me more about the Fund's work in the following e-interview. Why is it important to fund projects like these at this time? Cross posted from BlogHer. Dr. King speaks to what the essence of Seasons Fund is about. philanthropy activism nonprofit spirituality

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AUGUST 23, 2006

That’s why I started interviewing women (and men) for the Big Vision Podcast , and my Solutionary Women series on BlogHer who get up in the morning and have a big vision for a better world as their alarm clock. Now is the time for all of us, in whatever small way, to get up in the morning with a big vision for a better world.

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JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview.

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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?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9). Since that time, Dan Schawbel has been a New York Times bestselling author and a partner at Workplace Trends.com. Looking for philanthropy focused reading?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2006

I realize that finding the time to experiment for many of us can be difficult, especially if those experiments do not lead to direct outcomes. It takes some action learning, small focused experiments where you track, evaluate, and learn from before investing more time and effort. Make it fun. There's lots of examples in this blog.

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MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Last week, after the election, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone, asked What Will You Do To Change America? On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Below is an edited transcript of an interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. We had the time to dig into a topic and come out with a deeper understanding. This was the first time we met face-to-face!

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