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APRIL 26, 2006

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?

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AUGUST 3, 2008

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Rosetta Thurman is an emerging nonprofit leader of color sharing career advice, nonprofit management and other wisdom on her blog. Resource Generation. What other relevant blog posts or web sites would you add to the resource list?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The work is difficult, but Brian’s advice and practical tools on how to approach donors in this book will make you successful. I picked up many tips and grabbed a copy of the book, which provides practical advice and examples that will get your nonprofit up to speed quickly in sharing stories with impact.

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MAY 10, 2006

The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL? What are some resources you can recommend to people who are interested in this kind of work, or your favorite book? That’s a hard one.

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APRIL 24, 2007

So yes, awareness around Fair Trade is growing, but it's growing slowly basically because the resources are still insufficient to tackle the job in a major national way. BB: What advice do you have for someone who wants to start their own non-profit, or is a budding social entrepreneur? our budget this year is $10 million.

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MARCH 30, 2007

Hats off to Lisa, Jory, and Elisa (as well as to my fellow BlogHer CE editors) for posting such brilliant thoughts about this topic. Here's her advice for educators, students, and parents on how to stop Cyberbullying Today!: After joining, post hyperlinks or review and comment on the resources of others, join the conversation.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

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. The Kittredge W.I.S.H.

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MAY 11, 2009

The cloud isn’t formally organized, pools its information resources, and has no center of power. I think it was 2006 when the entire room of 1400 bloggers burst into spontaneous singing of this song at BlogHer. His advice: (1) Embrace the cloud - it isn't evil. Don't be scared of it. (2)

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Most of the money raised on my blog is through people sponsoring children through Compassion International, but I have highlighted other initiatives that need resources -- churches in the Dominican, rescue centers in Haiti, mission trips, malaria nets, and the Global Food Crisis to name a few. Cross posted at BlogHer. Do your homework.

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AUGUST 10, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. What is your advice to nonprofits about integrating social media? Certain causes warrant full-on exploitation of social media if resources allow. The question. " was raised. We're Gen Y, remember?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2007

What advice would you give to us to be prepared? I would add that I recognize not everyone has the means to stockpile to prepare for a disaster, I recommend you establish a plan with your family and leverage what resources you do have. How does being in emergency management as a profession influence your home/personal life?

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JUNE 7, 2006

Last month I wrote a short post for Blogher, Roadies for a Cause , about a nonprofit called Lokahi Outreach , that partners with organizations like the ONE campaign and Oxfam to help them do grassroots campaigning on the road. What tips, resources or advice would you give to someone who wanted to become a grassroots campaign organizer?

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MAY 26, 2008

It's not that many of them don't believe, it's that they don't have the time or resources to learn enough to make an educated choice about what tools to use and how. When non profits are running five programs, two actions, and leadership development trainings there often aren't resources left for this work. Cross-posted at BlogHer

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MARCH 8, 2007

CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Check out CODEPINK’s favorite pink blogs (and advice for how to start your own). Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. I hope you'll take the time to read it, because they all have some great advice.

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