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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

The MatrixFiles

I say “officially” because May 1 is the date on our incorporation papers, but the real date is April 22, when I opened up shop in shared office space in Georgetown, Washington, DC. If you want to hear stories about when, why and how I started the company, listen to this week’s episode of Associations Thrive.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some wisdom from DC Nonprofits: JoesMovement : Joe’s Movement Emporium is the community performing arts center of World Arts Focus, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was launched in 1992. They used social media to help win the DC Best Place to Volunteer Contest. Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit is almost here!

Amy Sample Ward

When: May 12, 2009. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to share our collective wisdom with inspiring stories and practical tools that help women professionally and personally and of course, change the world. The 2nd Annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit is just one week away. Panels run from 11AM EDT to 6PM EDT.

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Blog Action Day 2009 Climate Change: Technology in the Climate Movement

NTEN

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! Online/Offline Integration : If you're my Facebook friend, you know I participated in Climate Ride 2009 , a 300-mile bike ride from NY to DC. The annual event's focus this year is Climate Change, an the issue that will impact all of our lives. And thank you to all those who supported me!)

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How @GoodwillIntl is Celebrating Labor Day with Twitter Campaign #150jobs AND Measures Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They just marked their 150th first-person story on their blog , so in the 150 hours leading up to Labor Day, @GoodwillIntl is tweeting out one of these success story per hour under the hashtag #150job to spotlight someone who has found work, education or volunteer opportunities with support from Goodwill. How are you defining success?

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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

Have Fun - Do Good

Darius Graham is giving away a copy of his book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World to a lucky Have Fun * Do Good reader! If the person you write about has a website, or someone has done a story about them in the local paper, it would be great if you included that link as well.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let your stakeholders share their story and passion about your organization – from the heart and humor work. Set realistic expectations and objectives for pilots, focus on learning and engagement. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first.

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