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Public speaking for change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I originally started this blog as a way to keep more of our Benetech team aware of what was going on with me and other team members (through guest blogs) while on our travels. Many of us spend a big chunk of our time on the road rather than in the office, and it's good to share some of the reasons our office chairs are often empty!

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Ryanne Hodson points out, making media together helps kids learn about the issue as well as the technology. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. My kids have become more and more interested in playing video games. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I don’t set goals, but use the themes to guide the type of work I will take on, what I want to write about on my blog as well as my professional reading and professional development. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.

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Volunteer for Mozilla Service Week

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If you're reading this blog, you likely have a skill that can be put to use helping folks out with their tech needs. Here's how ( from the Mozilla blog ): Choose from a list of service opportunities: Search our partner sites ( Idealist & betterplace.org ) for a volunteer opportunity near you or anywhere around the world!

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Build Communities to Enhance Your Fundraising Campaigns

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Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. How do you determine which technology, or set of technologies, will be best suited to your organization? How do you appropriately implement them?

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. And some background reading.