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AUGUST 1, 2007

I found what looks like a great resource through the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth blog, a new book called Tools for Radical Democracy: How to Organize for Power in Your Community by Joan Minieri and Paul Getsos. Why isn't that one of the skills we learn in school, and how can we learn to do it today?

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JULY 2, 2008

This year I've interviewed Christina Arnold of Prevent Human Trafficking, Cristi Hegranes of the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World , Kavita Ramdas of the Global Fund for Women, Anisha Desai of the Women of Color Resource Center, Janessa Goldbeck of Genocide Intervention Network, and Ari Derfel of Save Your Trash.

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JANUARY 20, 2007

I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually. I was considering doing a quick and dirty screencast, but while browsing my feeds I noticed that one of my favorite bloghers Amy Gahran (the photo above was taken at BlogHer when we finally met face-to-face) had written about this very topic.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. 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. s very difficult to decide which to attend. This year, I finally got an opportunity to attend.

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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. blogher blogher_06 Because I write about nonprofit/ do*good things, they asked me about places for people to volunteer with their families. Where else do you look for volunteer opportunities for your family?

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). Next week, Beth Kanter will be continuing this BlogHer series about getting started using social media for your nonprofit, or do-good project with posts about social networking, connecting offline and online action, and raising money on social networks.

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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. Because your readers are looking to your blog for authentic places to give their time and resources to, you need to be sure that your sources are authentic.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Check out the projects some BlogHers are raising money for. Bloggers compete against each other to raise the most money for specific projects in low-income public schools. As of this writing, $168,941 dollars has been raised by 2,058 donors. Chez Pim has run four Menu for Hope campaigns for two weeks in December.

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JULY 27, 2006

I've been reading a lot about food lately because earlier this week I had the opportunity to interview Anna Lappé, author of Grub , and co-author, with her mother, Frances Moore Lappé , of Hope's Edge (I'll be posting the interview after I come back from the BlogHer Conference ). food local organic community

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Women for Women International Mission: "Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies." Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

I haven't read it, but Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan by Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner looks like it might be a good resource to help you create your giving plan too. Cross-posted from BlogHer Flick photo credit: $5700 by Andrew Magill money holiday giving donation tithe plan

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APRIL 17, 2009

In 2005, I started my business, Big Vision Consulting, with the idea of inspiring people and giving them the tools and resources to support their big vision for a better world through coaching, consulting, my blog and my podcast. Cross-posted from BlogHer. It took me 3 years to figure out how I wanted to do, "what really mattered."

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Thanks to a referral from fellow BlogHer, Tara Hunt , I had the opportunity to fill in for a panelist at the Bioneers Conference yesterday--an annual meeting of environmental and social justice activists. The Post Carbon Institute has set up The Relocalization Network as a resource for "post carbon groups" to relocalize their communities.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2007

It's a good excuse to read lots of other people's blogs, and feed into the general nptech blogosphere, which is fun. NOSI is working to provide concrete resources for nonprofits to help them use open source software. I'd like to do a lot more like that - it was a fun project, one that I hope will be helpful for people.

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OCTOBER 31, 2006

Marsha Wallace, the founder of Dining for Women , contacted me after reading some of the posts I had written about Dining for Women here and on BlogHer , and invited my husband and I to be Dining for Women's guest at the event. Dining for Women was one of the evening's sponsors.

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MARCH 13, 2009

With over 100 panels to choose from on every topic under the sun, choosing the right ones that will give your nonprofit the best research, tools and resources in technology and social media is key. Have so much fun and keep blogging it :) March 13, 2009 | Tre ~ Thanks! Here are my top 10 picks in chronological order. Great post.

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APRIL 26, 2006

As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I've started writing a weekly feature over at Blogher called Solutionary Women. What tips, resource and advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the kind of work you are doing, or just wanted to make a difference in women and children's health issues?

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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. Why did you start blogging?

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APRIL 24, 2007

So yes, awareness around Fair Trade is growing, but it's growing slowly basically because the resources are still insufficient to tackle the job in a major national way. For more information about TransFair USA go to www.transfairusa.org Britt Bravo also blogs at Have Fun * Do Good , NetSquared and BlogHer.

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MAY 10, 2006

The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL? What are some resources you can recommend to people who are interested in this kind of work, or your favorite book?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

This week two fellow BlogHer Contributing Editors ( Virgina DeBolt and Elana Centor ), and BlogHer co-Founder ( Elisa Camahort Page ), and me had a virtual book club call to discuss Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The Kittredge W.I.S.H.

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JUNE 7, 2006

Last month I wrote a short post for Blogher, Roadies for a Cause , about a nonprofit called Lokahi Outreach , that partners with organizations like the ONE campaign and Oxfam to help them do grassroots campaigning on the road. What tips, resources or advice would you give to someone who wanted to become a grassroots campaign organizer?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Last week, after the election, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone, asked What Will You Do To Change America? So, we spent a year, and a significant amount of resources, close to half a million dollars. Cross-posted from BlogHer. She said, "If you could do anything, what would you do?"

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MARCH 8, 2007

CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Cross-posted from BlogHer. What is CODEPINK? What do you do as the Local Groups Coordinator? Check it out.

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JUNE 30, 2007

One of the things for me, in going to protests and demonstrations about different issues, is that I felt that the protests were really boring, dry and preachy, not fun and compelling. One of the fun things about sitting up here is Britt and I went to college together. Because it's fun. That's great. And there wasn't.

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