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Bitcoin for Nonprofits: Cryptocurrency Fundraising for the Future

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alex Wilson , Director of BlockShop DC and founding partner of The Giving Block. Bitcoin is a digital cash with no middle-men, no central authority, and truly peer-to-peer in a way that couldn’t be censored or controlled. If you’re in the Washington DC area, stop by for one of our happy hours. Let’s start with the basics.

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Guest Post: What Good Could Come After a No?

Twenty Hats

It was 2020, and I was already getting nervous about the every 17-year invasion of cicadas these nasty insects, due in the Washington, DC area in 2021. In the ensuing years, I have become a great fan of managing up , the idea that you can use your influence to reach your goals without the authority to make the final decision.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This week, on September 10-12 at Purdue University, CIMSANS will be co-hosting a workshop and summit focused on improving food systems data and models.

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Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: October Book Tour – Events

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data for Social Change ,” co-authored with KD Paine is getting into people’s hands! Stanford University - Discussion with authors facilitated by Lucy Bernholz. Washington DC (Oct. DoSomething Book Party. 501-C 3 Tech Club. San Francisco (Oct 16/17).

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Can Social Media Save Lives? Guest Post by Porter Gale

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Marketing guru and author Seth Godin posted a story on his blog; Michael Galpert joined in, both urging others take a cotton swab test by simply registering here: bit.ly/swabacheek. This guest post was originally published on Adage and is being republished on this blog with the permission of the author. swabacheek. ’ The goal?

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Guest Post: The Iron Hug — Nurturing Relationships with Strong Leadership

Twenty Hats

If you are comfortable in your authority and your empathy, the volunteers will be comfortable in their roles, and they will remain with you for much longer. . Remain confident in your skills, judgement, and expertise. Lisa Marie Porter, MA, CVA, has been working in Museums in the public sector since 2001.

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Blogging with our brains and hearts

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Since 2005, I've been murmuring that the future of blogging is not with individual blogs like mine, but with well-designed web sites that feature clusters of blogs by diverse authors who are focused on a coherent mission. The CTK guest blog offers me a wonderful opportunity to stand and deliver.

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