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Thank you Darlene and Mata!

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So, in return, I'm plugging her cause - Life in Africa and this cause. Is this an example of the virtual gift economy? Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. Donate $10 or more to our cause through Global Giving now ! Thank you so much!

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What color is your blog?

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Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.    And, of course, finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons and color schemes for your blog.  Not sure what color or cause to get your blog behind? 

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Ask Britt: How Do I Promote My Do-Good Book Online?

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Before you draft your blogger outreach email, check out my 10 Tips for Asking Bloggers to Write About Your Cause. Set up a virtual book tour I first heard about virtual book tours through Kevin Smokler. Here is an example of author Kim Keltner's page on Gather.com, a social network oriented for folks over 30.

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Information Coping Skills - How Information Overloaded Are You? Take This Quiz

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I'm speaking at BlogHer Boston on Saturday. Even better the opportunity to see long-time BlogHer friends Liz Henry , Sarah Dopp , and many others. Is your email, google docs or hard drive filled with "virtual piles" of information or ???drafts??? So, this post is part of the presentation materials. My outline is here.

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Changebloggers List + Wanna Meetup?

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Should it be virtual, or in person? Below is a list of your Changeblogger suggestions, plus a few of my own. In terms of organizing a way for Changebloggers to meet and connect, what do you think the next steps should be? In one place or multiple? A conference or unconference?

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Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Survives Griefing Attack

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According to Wikipedia, a griefer is "a slang term used to describe a player in an multiplayer video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. Griefing can turn a virtual event into an unpleasant experience. Griefers are the virtual world equivalent of trolls, cyberbullies, and hackers.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

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Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. You can also make a virtual gift on Facebook through Changing the Present. Can't decide?

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