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MCON13 Live Blog: Millennial Service (Paul Schmitz, Soma and Rachael Chong, Catchafire)

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Note: the speakers today are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. Hightlights from a short talk with Paul Schmitz, Public Allies Everyone Leads A Leadership Story outlines the many players in the Montgomery bus boycott, which begs the question, who was the leader of the boycott?

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The big question everybody asks me is what I'm going to do differently. For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done!

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

WHO And here’s a picture of a very happy lad, Mithu, in Bangladesh, proud of his improved pit latrine. The report is based on an evaluation of available literature and interviews with 25 experts from a number of disciplines. toilets4all pic.twitter.com/AlMaxiwR14 — WaterAid UK (@WaterAidUK) November 19, 2013.

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Solutionary Women: Anna Lappé of Grub

Have Fun - Do Good

I was thrilled when Ilyse Hogue , contacted me to say that her friend Anna Lappé was in town to promote her new book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen , and might be available for an interview. You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. My last question is always, "What would you like to ask me?" I don't believe in doing interviews as the Spanish Inquisition.