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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. I'm doing a couple of notes for myself about ideas that some of the discussions raised for me.

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Turn Your Book Club Into a Social Action Club with Kristof and WuDunn's Half the Sky

Have Fun - Do Good

Plus, the book club that, "compiles the most impressive record of activism by June 15, 2010 will receive a visit and discussion session with Kristof and WuDunn." Host an event to discuss the book and raise funds and awareness for Mercy Corps programs that help women around the world. Fill out the registration form for your book club.

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Arts Activist Naomi Natale and The One Million Bones Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Both an installation artist and photographer, Naomi was the founder and director of The Cradle Project , a large scale installation calling attention and raising funds for the 48 million children orphaned in Sub-Saharan Africa. Naomi served as an artist-in-residence at Columbia College Chicago in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

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