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Meet Cynthia Derosier who Surfs for Good Causes

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.   Several people pointed to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer Spirit Book and recently published The Survivor Spirit : The Beauty, Passion, and Power of Breast Cancer Survivors.   I see a lot of self-esteem enhancement with the kids in our surf program ( The Spirit Sessions ). Cross posted at BlogHer.

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Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock: Adding to Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology List

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The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Laura Lee Dooley. Michelle Murrain. is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic.

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Six Steps to Everyday Activism

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That’s why I started interviewing women (and men) for the Big Vision Podcast , and my Solutionary Women series on BlogHer who get up in the morning and have a big vision for a better world as their alarm clock. Global Warming. Election Fraud. Genetically-Modified Food. Take small steps.

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SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Make it interesting and it will just happen," said Dave Neff of American Cancer Society (Social Media ROI Poetry Slam). As Kathy Sierra (Change Your World in 50 Minutes) says, WOO is better than WOM, meaning word of obvious, or just being better, carries more weight than people talking about that you’re better.

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Where are the twenty-something or GEN-Y Bloggers Who Are Writing About Social Change and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Nonprofit Programs and Social Actions. The Stupid Cancer Blog is written by Matthew Zachary who founded the social enterprise I'm Too Young for This. Even though I'm more like twenty-something times 2.5, Why did I go? Resource Generation.

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

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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. I think everyone wants to be heard and have their experience validated, and we can provide a platform for this to happen, connected with a broader social marketing program.

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Changing Civic Engagement In New Orleans One Video Blog Post at a Time

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I wrote about the experience on BlogHer last week. The Moton School was built to serve this new community, which ultimately became embroiled in lawsuits over environmental justice and significantly elevated rates of cancer. equitable buyout programs and assistance in moving to safer areas or returning the area to its natural state.

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