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So you want a career in the nonprofit sector?

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Earlier this week, I attended SXSW in Austin, Texas and met many interesting people and connected with old friends, including BlogHer colleagues CE's Queen of Spain , Liz Perry , and Virginia DeBolt. In addition, there are several awesome bloghers that write about careers and leadership issues in the nonprofit sector that you should follow.

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Information Overload: Make Using Your Email Delete Button Like Eating Chocolate!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Ezster On Saturday, I attended BlogHer Boston. The networking was fabulous - meeting many new bloggers in the Boston area as well as seeing long-time blogher buddies and of course, Jory, Lisa, and Elisa. BlogHer always inspires me and this one did not fail. It was better than eating chocolate!

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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Non profit groups struggle with funding and public support issues on a daily basis. The term "extra organizational activist" comes from Alison Fine's book Momentum and I first heard it back in September 2006 when I read the book and reviewed it over at Blogher. Difficult accounting issues. Year round. New Donors.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. So the issue is more how to best match your strategy, outcomes, and audience with the right tool and what type of simple experiment can you set up and what will you learn? Or even to convince someone else of the proof of concept.

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Gen Y Nonprofits and Social Change Bloggers: Meet Miss Jones

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. As a Gen Y, who uses social media and social networks, what advice would you give to nonprofits about interacting successfully with people of your generation on socnets?

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Interview: Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I first started out consulting, one of the first pieces of advice I got was that giving things away free is an avenue to getting business. I can't really quantify whether this has been the case for me - but between my natural inclinations, and that advice, I certainly got into the habit of doing it. Cross posted at Blogher

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Solutionary Women: Mary Brune

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As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I've started writing a weekly feature over at Blogher called Solutionary Women. What tips, resource and advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the kind of work you are doing, or just wanted to make a difference in women and children's health issues?