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An organizer's unconference

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This is all set to happen at this week's New Organizing Institute (NOI)'s RootsCamp National 2012 unconference (Nov 30th and Dec 1st, here in D.C.) -- a mecca of sorts for the organizer faithful. The sessions, although seemingly organized on the fly in the unconference style, were very thoughtful and informative.

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Embracing Your Fearlessness at Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference

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Nonprofits fear change. Embracing your fearlessness is one of the keynote conversations that Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, and Paull Young, Director of Digital for charity: water will have to kick off the Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference on June 15 th at SEIU's headquarters in Washington, DC from 8:30AM to 4:00PM.

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Dear Nonprofits, Be Fearless

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This is our final installment of Nonprofit 2.0 Michael Smith, the Director of the White House''s Social Innovation Fund , spoke to the Unconference after lunch. He encouraged every nonprofit and strategist to embrace being fearless. 1 in 8 nonprofits devote $0 to evaluation. We need to get rid of 1/3 of nonprofits.

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Interview with NTEN's Content Manager: Steph Routh

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I remember going to an amazing unconference led by Ash Shepherd and Amy Sample Ward a number of years ago in Portland. What are some of the lessons you''ve learned as the former Executive Director of Oregon Walks that you''ll be bringing to NTEN? Being an executive director is a remarkable experience. By the way, thanks, team!

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Why aren't we supporting leadership in a way that helps people grow?

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Yesterday at the Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. She recently launched another nonprofit to help train low-income people in the Bronx to code. She recently launched another nonprofit to help train low-income people in the Bronx to code.

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WiserEarth.org Goes Multi-lingual: Guest Post by Peggy Duvette, WiserEarth

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm thrilled that Peggy Duvette, Executive Director, agreed to share a post about their new capacity to speak many languages and its offline events. . WiserEarth.org , a nonprofit that offers social networking for the international sustainability movement, launched today in French , Portuguese , and Spanish beta versions.

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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.

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