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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America? BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone asks us to make our own "transition plan," and ask ourselves how are we are each going to help create change in America.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. Social Change Activists. Britt Bravo covers social change and is the founder of Changebloggers. Alexandra Rampy , also known as Social Butterfly, covers social change and nonprofits on her blog. Holly Ross. Georgia Popplewell.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

I'm interested in exploring how Changebloggers, people who want to use their blogs, podcasts and vlogs to change the world, can make a greater impact through longer online events, and face-to-face meetups. The 2008 DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge for public schools is happening this month. She read 31 books and raised $1,1136.60.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Guy takes celebrities around the world to connect with young leaders who are creating change in their communities. For example, I live in Oakland, CA where according to an August 2008 Oakland Tribune article , 17.6% Eva Mendes Cross-posted from BlogHer BAD08 poverty blog volunteer giving circle donation

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Butterfly by Beth Kanter Social Butterfly writes about nonprofits and social change and social media. I'm looking forward to hearing feedback and insights when I present the paper at the World Social Marketing Conference in Brighton, England this upcoming September 2008. Or, to teach your child how to change a tire.

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MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. We are all after real world changes, so how do we measure our use of these tools on real world impact?

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AUGUST 8, 2008

Social Change Behind the FireWall submitted by Holly Ross Successful nonprofits using social media are masters of social change behind the firewall. Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office.

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MARCH 27, 2009

As Kathy Sierra (Change Your World in 50 Minutes) says, WOO is better than WOM, meaning word of obvious, or just being better, carries more weight than people talking about that you’re better. March 30, 2009 | rabia Copyright © 2008, Care2.com March 27, 2009 | Dave Steadman So nicely put, Ill have to pass along to client.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Forget pages, linear text and other archaic vestiges of designs print ancestry; the separation of content from presentation has already changed everything. Panelists: Ken Fisher, Editor-in-Chief , Ars Technica, Alexis Ohanian, Product Manager of Awesome , reddit.com, Drew Curtis, The Member , Fark.com, and Erin Kotecki Vest, BlogHer 10.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

I'll be starting the challenge again on October 30, 2008 so that the 29th day of my challenge will be on November 27, 2008, American Thanksgiving. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

This is the second of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my “ homecoming trip.” Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then. I also reconnected with Louise Coventry who I met in Australia in 2008 at the Connecting Up Conference.

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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? I wrote a few suggestions for how to figure out how you want to create change in my post, How Can You Make An Impact? Its main purpose is to help people really get engaged on the ground in social change.

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APRIL 14, 2008

On April 17th and 18th, Governor Christine Todd Whitman will join global warming experts and Governors from across the United States at the 2008 Conference of Governors on Climate Change at Yale University. The interview will be available afterwards as a podcast on BlogHer. What would you like me to ask her?

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