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MARCH 2, 2011

The second guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Wendy Harman. You can connect with her on Twitter at @wharman Wendy Harman, Social Media Maven, How I Have Fun, Do Good I am the luckiest. I get to have fun and do good for a living. What an interesting, passionate, smart, and fun-loving group you all are.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I hope you've been enjoying my have fun do good guest blogger series as much as I am (: The tenth guest blogger in the series is Kimberly Wilson. Kimberly Wilson, Tranquility du Jour: How I Have Fun, Do Good When I started Tranquil Space in my living room in 1999, creating a socially conscious business was always my intention.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The eleventh guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Lisa Sonora Beam. Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. One of the most fun ways to do good is to buy art and hand crafts directly from artists and artisans. In your neighborhood.and all around the world!

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MARCH 8, 2011

The sixth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Desiree Adaway. Desiree Adaway, Global Service and Leadership: How I Have Fun, Do Good How do I have fun and do “good”? It’s a great combination of all the things I love and adore—good food, good people-community-culture-travel – and fun!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The eighth guest blogger in my have fun, do good series is Beth Terry. Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish: How I Have Fun, Do Good When I tell people about my project to live without buying any new plastic, they invariably want to know if it’s hard. But it’s also fun. Now that was fun! The answer?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The twelfth guest blogger in my have fun do good series series is Heather Meyer. How I Have Fun, Do Good As a child, I remember literally throwing myself around full-force without thinking too much about the consequences; I had plenty of bruises to show for it. As a child, having fun was an easy, natural way of being.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. Ex-pats are people who are citizens from other countries, but are living in Cambodia. Details Are Sketchy is an anonymous blogger who writes about life in Cambodia. She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here.

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MAY 28, 2008

I love how blogging connects you with people who have like-minded interests all over the world, but nothing beats meeting people in person. We'll also be at the, "Blogging Birds of a Feather Meet-Up: Green/Social Change" on Friday, July 18th at the BlogHer Conference in San Francisco along with BlogHer Green Editor , Green LA Girl.

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JULY 31, 2005

How can learn more from the content while juggling live blogging of the being there fun stuff? How to keep plugged into and contribute this blogher community? Volunteer for next year's blogher. Link to Women Bloggers - I've done quite a bit of that in my live reports, but I need to add the blogher blogroll.

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JULY 30, 2006

The last BlogHer Conference session I went to yesterday, before leaving early to go to a wedding, was about using blogging for Community Assistance. Here are some of the tips they gave for other disaster relief bloggers: Tips from Grace 1. People wanted to see how her town looked before, as well as after the hurricane.

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JULY 13, 2008

Are "the best" or "most influential" lists of bloggers a good thing or a bad thing? But in the last month, I've come across three "best of" type women blogger lists. In a recent post on Blogher, Virginia DeBolt mentions the list titled 100 Awesome Webmaster Blogs by and for Women by Jimmy Atkinson.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. You don't have to be a blogger, or live in the Bay Area to take the Challenge).

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MAY 23, 2008

A couple weeks ago I asked you and the Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group for suggestions for Changebloggers, people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. I'm interested in exploring how Changebloggers, people who want to use their blogs, podcasts and vlogs to change the world, can make a greater impact through longer online events, and face-to-face meetups.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Provide a link to a page with bios for bloggers. If your blogging platform doesn't allow you to do that, have bloggers include a one-line bio at the end of their posts. People read between 250-300 words per minute. Write titles that tell the reader whether or not the post has information that is relevant to them. Keep it short.

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JANUARY 27, 2006

Shouldn't people be spending a little more time outside? Maybe its because I chose to write about Have Fun * Do Good and sometimes I feel like writing about Be Grumpy * Be Selfish. If you are nonprofit woman blogger, please send us your URL so we can include you in our blogroll. Lots of great stuff.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

During the BlogHer Conference session, How to Turn Your Blog into a GOtV (Get Out the Vote) Machine, the incredibly inspiring Zephyr Teachout (former Director of Internet Organizing and Outreach for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) talked about the importance of three things when organizing: * Have an online petition tool.

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JULY 10, 2007

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. As of this writing, 240 bloggers have registered for the Blogathon and $16,161.91 Who needs a walk-a-thon when you can join a Blogathon! in pledges have been made.

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JULY 3, 2006

Basic Blogging for Women is for you if: * You have something you want to say, and share with other people. * You want to start, or find a community of like-minded people. * Be able to connect with people who share your passions and interests. * You are looking for a new communication tool for your organization or business.

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JULY 28, 2006

These two bloggers, Ann Crady and Yael Pasternak Valek, are from Mayasmom.com , a resource wiki for moms. Because I write about nonprofit/ do*good things, they asked me about places for people to volunteer with their families. blogher blogher_06 Where else do you look for volunteer opportunities for your family?

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I learned a lot, I met fabulous people, and it felt great to be part of an awesome community. I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America?

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

World Go Vegan Week (October 24-31, 2010) seems like a perfect time to highlight the sixth contributor to my series of guest posts by bloggers talking about how they have fun and do good. The best ways to follow her are via Twitter ( @ElisaC ) and by all the headline feeds found in her BlogHer profile.

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JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. s always fun when I???m The second thing she did after hiring an attorney to get the organization's tax-exempt status was to hire a well-known cancer blogger for her organization. t tell you how many times I???ve "Before I hit the ???

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AUGUST 31, 2006

If you: * Have something you want to say and share with other people * Want to join an online community of like-minded people * Are looking for a new communication tool for your nonprofit or business * Enjoy learning in a supportive, low-key environment This workshop is for you! Each student will create a Blogger blog during class.

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MAY 20, 2009

Yesterday I represented BlogHer on a conference call with bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Blog, and Katie Couric. Couric and the producers hope that the series will motivate people to act, give, and get more involved to solve the problem. You can find info about How to Help or Get Help on the series' landing page.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I've been thinking about how bloggers can use their blogs during the holiday season to support organizations that they care about, like Chez Pim has done for UNICEF with the Menu for Hope. My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn.

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MAY 14, 2008

Thing is, you can sign petitions, make donations, organize rallies, and spread the word about do-good things all you want, but if you're not being kind to the people around you, are you really a changemaker? I lose my patience, and sometimes I get angry. It said, "The finest pleasure is kindness to others--Jean de la Bruyère."

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JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. ve been teaching a course on social marketing at the UCLA School of Public Health, which has been a fun experience for me. Successful social marketers tap into people???s

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AUGUST 29, 2006

Here are some BlogHers who are giving back through volunteering, or using their blog to advertise do * good opportunities: Rocks in My Dryer puts the word out for Operation Special Edition , a program that provides volunteer doulas for pregnant women whose husbands or partners are deployed when they give birth.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Last week I finished my month-long Have Fun, Do Good series where 12 bloggers shared how they have fun and do good. My main takeaway from their rainbow of stories is that there are *so* many ways to have fun and do good. Amy Sample Ward, amysampleward.org I invite people along for the ride. But it’s also fun.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Last fall, I hosted a Have Fun, Do Good series where 12 bloggers shared how they have fun and do good. Now she is on a mission to empower people to awaken their innate creativity and make a living doing what they love. They are living the American dream and it’s fun and feels good to support them!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2006

The rule of threes: Identify and explore a tool and commit to learning three things about it in three weeks with at least three other people in your organization or your peers. Make it fun. In addition, have a conversation with the three people who joined you - what did you learn? Look at your data for answers. The Case Study.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

"What I notice is that the people who are taking part in this, what is common amongst us all, is that we all count our blessings. She is looking for personal stories about the healing power of giving from people who have completed the Challenge. A week later 120 people had signed up. What are the things that people can give?

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MAY 25, 2011

Nancy Schwartz of the Getting Attention blog, and host of the June Nonprofit Blog Carnival , has asked bloggers to share their "one book" recommendations: What single book (not blog, not conversation, not Facebook page) has changed your life as a nonprofit staffer, consultant or vendor? For me, that book would be Now What?

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JANUARY 31, 2006

Two projects supporting women bloggers launched yesterday, the new Blogher network and the Young Caucasus Women Project. This week the adult mentor blogger, Joitske Hulsebosch posted her answer to the question, "Who in the World Would you Really Like to Send an Email/Letter to, or to Read Your Blog Posts and Why?"

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JUNE 30, 2007

And also, we'll be here a little bit for the reception, so you can also come and talk to people one-on-one. And really, when I started, I thought that blogs were for kind of strange people in their basements who were typing about conspiracy theories and stuff like that. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned.

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