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My life as an (almost) ex-Technology Consultant

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. And, I think I did that.

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Meet Michaela Hackner: BlogHer and Nonprofit Techie

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was asked to participate on a panel proposal at SXSW 2008 with several nonprofit colleagues. So, she graciously agreed to participate in our panel and do a quick interview for me so I could "pro blog it" for BlogHer. Once I graduated I took a job at a large consulting company in Washington, D.C.

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Guest Post by Cheryl Contee: I Am Mommy, Hear Me Roar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just got back from BlogHer , the largest gathering of female bloggers in America. According to Katie Couric who recorded a special clip from the set of CBS Evening News for BlogHer 2008 (as seen above), 36 million women write or read blogs each week. You can get up-to-speed with BlogHer '09 through their official liveblogs.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

A March 2008 report in Science magazine, Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness , found that, "spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending)." Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock: Adding to Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. is senior consultant for Common Knowledge and covers the sustainable food community. In December, Fast Company published an article called " The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 " featuring about a dozen amazing women who work in the Web 2.0

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SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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As evidenced by so many viral videos, really successful ideas are often those with little foresight, like BlogHer, which Erin Kotecki Vest (Building Strong Online Communities) explained was started over lunch by 3 motivated women bloggers. March 30, 2009 | rabia Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali.

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Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3. Upgrading to Open Source Government When: Monday, March 16th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Room Hilton D Description: The 2004 and 2008 campaigns use of collaborative tools, blogs and social networking have shown citizen activism and online communities can wield powerful influence.