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When Words Get in the Way (Like "Virtual Volunteering")

Tech Soup

The term "virtual volunteering" is a contested term. " We find that many organizations have an easier time accepting that five volunteers are working from their home, or work places, or coffee shops writing articles for the upcoming blog than accepting "We've introduced a virtual volunteering scheme!"

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Peter Campbell equates Buying Software To Buying A House , a great metaphor, inbetween working on site redesign for the NPTech Community site.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm having to quiet some inner Gollums while working on the presentation materials. I'm creating a powerpiont for the Webinar and an accompanying wikispace, but wanted to put out this blog post for any feedback. Professional development - reflect and learn about your work. I'm nervous. So, now is the fun part.

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