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Back to Blogging with a Roundup of Terrific Articles

Museum 2.0

read The Northwest London Blues - a gorgeous essay by novelist Zadie Smith about libraries, British politics, and changing perspectives on community space. She knits together nostalgia and activism with a level of nuance rarely found in debates about the value of museums, libraries, and other cultural spaces. IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

They started to conserve resources, send supplies to troops overseas and develop both civilian and refugee relief programs. billion in donations for nonprofits in 2012 and has only been growing since. For the first time in the nation’s history, people came together to fundraise on a global scale. Online giving generated $2.1

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Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S. Unfortunately, there are literally hundreds of nonprofit social enterprises operating in all of these areas.

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Five Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Their Online Fundraising Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I am huge believer that people don’t read like they used to and that nonprofits need to make a significant effort to build their video and digital libraries. At least half of the nonprofits that I donated to made it difficult to find their “Donate Now” or “Donate” button.

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Five Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Their Online Fundraising Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I am huge believer that people don’t read like they used to and that nonprofits need to make a significant effort to build their video and digital libraries. At least half of the nonprofits that I donated to made it difficult to find their “Donate Now” or “Donate” button.

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