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Conscious Computing: 7 Apps and Tips That Help You Focus, Reduce Stress, and Get Work Done

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m facilitating and presenting on a panel session at the Opera America National Conference taking place in San Francisco this week with Guillaume DeCugis, CEO of Scoop.It and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera. Here are some of the tools that can help make better habits or break bad ones.

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iPhone owners: Anyone solved the multi-Mac dilemma?

Judi Sohn

I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail). I want to sync address book/calendar from the MBP when I’m traveling, and then go back to the iMac when I’m home. While I’m gone, no new podcasts.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was inspired by a conversation we had during the planning sessions in San Francisco in January about whether or not there was an Arabic word for Nerd (there isn’t). Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was the launch of 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. We devote an entire chapter to it and the workshop exercise is based on this chapter.

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants had digital copies of the powerpoints translated into french and used their laptops to follow along. We used real-time translators and participants used headsets to tune into the language channel of their choice to understand what was being said. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation.

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10 Amazing Environmental Nonprofits You Need to Know About

Tech Soup

The nonprofit creates books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. San-Francisco-based RE-volv raises awareness about solar energy through its community-based solar projects and outreach programs across the U.S. Braided River — Second-Place Winner. " RE-Volv.