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Blog shout outs

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Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools. Flowing Data – OK, I’ll fess up, I’m a data geek. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Tips for reducing IT costs

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He has a recent article in “ Director Magazine &# which is a UK-based business magazine (no, I don’t read it, I just got the link from his blog,) entitled 10 tips for reducing burgeoning IT costs. Most of the 10 are applicable to nonprofit organizations (I’d skip the “Offshore work&# tip.)

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Tidbits

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits April 17, 2008 I guess because I’m a blogger, I get these interesting tidbits in my mailbox. It looks interesting, and potentially useful. I wonder how many foundations will go for it, though.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

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In 2008, Will was named a John D. In May 2010, TIME magazine named Will to the TIME 100 World's Most Influential People. He is now the CEO of Growing Power , an organization that develops community food systems. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow, a "genius grant," only the second farmer ever to be so honored.

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OpenOffice.org to get a boost

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that will be published in Linux Identity Magazine. I wrote an article on OpenOffice.org for LASA’s knowledgebase, and I wrote another one on Base specifically (Base is the database component to OOo, new in 2.0, and pretty good, and improving fast.) I hope to start doing OpenOffice.org training soon.

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Varied and sundry before a brief break

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been doing a lot of technical writing – I just put the finishing touches on my third of three articles for LASA’s ICT Hub Knowledgebase , I’m writing an article on Open Office Base for the next issue of Linux Identity Magazine , and, of course, I’ve been busy writing the NOSI primer.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. On MoreBirthdays.com, people can support, give, and celebrate surviving cancer or loved ones by creating a birthday wish through e-cards, music video, or musician phone call.