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11 Highlights from BlogHer '11

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Last week I spoke at BlogHer '11, a gathering of over 3,000 women bloggers. Having a ritual, practice, or totem can help you be more conscious about your online time. One of the main reasons I go to BlogHer is to connect with old friends and to make new ones like: Beth of My Plastic-free Life. Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2.

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Nonprofit Calendars for 2010

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If you haven't purchased your 2010 calendar yet (or are looking for a last minute holiday gift), lots of nonprofits publish calendars. I know more and more people are using calendars on their computers and cell phones, but I like paper calendars. What are other fabulous calendars produced by nonprofits that should be added to the list?

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My life as an (almost) ex-Technology Consultant

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Be Helpful. I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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10 Tips for Starting a Virtual Social Change Book Club

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As I mentioned in my post, Community, Beauty, Party, Wisdom: More Reverb 10 Reflections , one of the highlights of 2010 was organizing a virtual social change book club. I sent out a note to the women on the BlogHer Contributing Editor list. Find a handful of people who want to read the same book as you. Rotate who picks the book.

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Friendship, 5-Minutes, Appreciation, Action, Integration, Things: More Reverb 10

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I'm participating in Reverb 10 this month, an online project that provides daily prompts to help you reflect on the past year, and the year ahead. Dora helps me file December 11 – 11 Things What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.

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How to Start, or Join a Social Action Book Club

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This week two fellow BlogHer Contributing Editors ( Virgina DeBolt and Elana Centor ), and BlogHer co-Founder ( Elisa Camahort Page ), and me had a virtual book club call to discuss Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. To register your book club, go to [link] 5.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. conference in 2010. It helped me write this post - " What Color is the Social Web? ". This is just a sampling.