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11 Highlights from BlogHer '11

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Last week I spoke at BlogHer '11, a gathering of over 3,000 women bloggers. Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. Julie has some good photos from the session in her post, And My Water Didn't Break at All. Photo of Gwen Bell by Joel Longtine. It was my fifth, and favorite BlogHer conference, largely because of the location.

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Britt Bravo and I will be at Making Media Connections in Chicago June 11-12th

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Hanging with Britt Bravo at NetSquared Conference Photo by Schipulites. For the past three years, I've had the pleasure of working closely with Britt Bravo at BlogHer and Netsquared. Britt will be teaching a "Nonprofit Blogging 101," and a "Nonprofit Podcasting 101" session. We rarely get any face time.

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Blogging and Liability Class with Lauren Gelman at State of Play Academy

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At this summer's Blogher Conference, I had the opportunity to hear Lauren Gelman , Associate Director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society , and Dean of State of Play Academy present at the blogging communities session called, " So, You Have This Crazy Idea."

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Mary Joyce: Global Social Change Blogher - Her Latest: Free Monem Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mary Joyce in front of her campaign posts during a recent trip to Lagos to set up computer equipment for the OpenNet Initiative in April, 2007 (Photo from her Flickr stream). Fortunately for us, Monem is an eloquent writer.

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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above).

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Giving When You're Unemployed: It Could Make You Happier and Wealthier

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In contrast, many philosophical and religious teachings have asserted that it is giving that leads to prosperity. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Photo of Sunflower by me. , concludes that giving can make you more prosperous. Send a card or letter to someone who would love to hear from you. Give a loved one a shoulder, or foot rub.

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Experimentation: Key to Happy Nonprofit Tech Adoption, and Life?

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Beth Kanter Although I've known Beth Kanter for a long time, and we write for BlogHer and NetSquared together, I've never heard her present until today when she gave the keynote at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. Learn what they teach you. "Tools come and go, but a strategy based on experimentation sustains."--Beth

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