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JUNE 5, 2009

If you are using your blog for social impact, you can submit your site to be included on the List by filling out this form. Eventually the List will be moved to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s site after its redesign.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

And at month's end she and Robyn, Care2's Editor in Chief, will be presenting the Care2 Environmental Impact Award to filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau (granddaughter of renowned oceanographer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau) at the Women In Green Forum. BlogHer San Diego, CA. Are we missing a great event this month? Ashley Hansen.

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JUNE 16, 2008

Last year, I was in a room at the BlogHer Conference where there was a discussion about how we might focus BlogHers Act Campaign on maternal health. How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters? Flickr Photo by PaulGi. There were many different ideas expressed. What do they think about your issue area?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Pearl Children Care Center I discovered Camera Rwanda's beautiful photo stream when I wrote about it on blogher last January. " She talks about how flickr has impacted her, building communities around the images, and the benefits of using flickr for storyelling, communicating with stakeholders about a project.

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AUGUST 9, 2006

I'm finally back home after an extended business trip that began with the Blogher 2006 conference. What would be the result if we could mobilize the blogher network? The issue of whether to raise money via their blogs was also discussed during the Blogher Community Assistance Panel.

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MARCH 3, 2011

By helping other women unleash their own leadership, I’m doing the most high impact thing I could – given my own strengths and abilities – to enrich the world. The world needs women to come forward with their ideas, critiques, innovations, leadership, contributions, to bring our planet back into balance.

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APRIL 7, 2009

As many of you know, in addition to writing for Have Fun * Do Good, I am also a Contributing Editor, with Beth Kanter , for the Social Change and Nonprofit section of BlogHer. I've been a creative career coach for 10+ yrs, and am the host of Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast: Create a Career with Impact. Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders!

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MARCH 10, 2011

My partner and I have even dipped our toe into the world of Elimination Communication to some astonishing results, reducing our diaper impact even further. And don't get me started about laundry day -- even schlepping to the coin-operated machines in the basement of our building -- has come to be a savored ritual for me.

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MARCH 9, 2011

We know our impact. . • People’s true selves come out to play (and we’re shiny!) • Creative sparks fly. What we create together is unique and extraordinary. When everyone shares their gifts, there’s more for us all to enjoy. • We know we make a difference. • We create unforgettable moments. • We experience the sheer delight of being alive. •

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AUGUST 8, 2005

Mary Hodder's post Link Love Lost or How Social Gestures within Topic Groups are More Interesting Than Link Counts comes directly out of the discussion at blogher at the Technorati 100. And the relevant measure of connection isn't the number of connections -- it's the depth and impact of those connections. Interesting food for thought.

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JANUARY 25, 2006

The mentor will be an adult blogger from around the world, with a particular focus on bloggers from developing countries who are having an impact on the dissemination of news from their countries. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , blogher with post early in the week to help inspire the young women. We've both worked in the arts.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Track your impact Possible ways to measure impact are (just pick a few): Subscribers (you can see this by burning your feed with Feedburner). Hold and participate in online contests, challenges, blog carnivals and memes. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video).

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APRIL 11, 2008

To complete the challenge, Walker asks that you submit a story on your 30th day about the impact the Challenge has made on your life. I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving. And so I have begun the challenge."

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MARCH 27, 2007

Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying is a real issue, impacting many women (and men) online - not just the high profile a-list bloggers. Lisa Stone at Blogher has responded to the situation here with a post called "Hating Hate Speech: Safety for Kathy Sierra and All Women Online.

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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. The series will features stories throughout the year on The CBS Evening New s, The Early Show and Sunday Morning about the impact of the recession on children.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Beth Kanter, BlogHer Editor for Social Change and Nonprofits, writes Beth's Blog.   (You can see an example of a slideshare (and some early contributions) here.)    She is hoping to raise $10,000 for a group of female entrepreneurs in the Philippines.   You have until October 31st to participate.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2006

While surfing for some more BlogHers to add to the Nonprofit and NGO BlogHer blogroll, I came across the REAL hot 100: See How Hot Smart Can Be. One of the projects she helped create was an investigation of the impact of images of women in popular music videos on young women and young men.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. The Daily Green reported on its initial impact, when 11 were reported dead.) Last week Cyclone Ivan ???

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MAY 14, 2009

Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Impact of the campaign: 13,000+ people from every U.S. Influence decision-makers; impact public policy.

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APRIL 17, 2009

While re-reading Echoing Green's book, Be Bold: Create a Career with Impact , I've been thinking about one of its main ideas--that people have moments of obligation. Cross-posted from BlogHer. If you seize these moments -- if you make a bold decision to take action-- a different world-- a better world-- is within reach.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Giving Circles are groups of individuals who pool their donations so that they can have a greater impact. Eva Mendes Cross-posted from BlogHer BAD08 poverty blog volunteer giving circle donation The 501c3Cast's most recent show featured an inspiring interview with Sandy Bettger of GivingCircles.org.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

The environmental impact, especially to the aquifer, could be devastating. A couple weeks ago my mom told me that they'd heard some disturbing news. Land near their home in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area had been acquired for petroleum drilling exploration.

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AUGUST 5, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist. and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?"

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MAY 27, 2009

How you live your personal life can be just as world changing and impactful as how you live your professional life. Cross-posted from BlogHer. The call to, "make the world a better place," can be exciting, energizing, and all-consuming, but don't forget the people in your life who mean the most to you. the end of poverty).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Shortly before the Blogher July 2005 conference, I got a new digital camera that came with a video feature. There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. So, I played and played and posted the good, the bad, and the ugly on YouTube , OurMedia , and Blip.TV.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Your mission statement says, "The Fund, a collaborative effort led by several private foundations, springs from a shared belief that cultivating a rich inner life is both a worthy end in itself and an overlooked pathway to heightening the impact, effectiveness, and sustainability of social change initiatives." Cross posted from BlogHer.

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AUGUST 17, 2007

BlogHers Act is a year-long initiative in which members of BlogHer , both on BlogHer???s BlogHers Act will take a two-pronged approach to improving Global Health: 1. BlogHers Act will take a two-pronged approach to improving Global Health: 1. signatures, votes, donations, letters, live births, etc.).

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AUGUST 21, 2007

BlogHer (where I am a Contributing Editor) launched a year-long campaign, BlogHers Act, at their 2007 conference this summer. During BlogHers Act, BlogHers will work to make a measurable improvement in "global health" issues. BlogHers Act will take a two-pronged approach to make a positive change in global health issues.

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AUGUST 3, 2008

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Giving Generation from Bicentennial Baby Some Relevant Blog Posts about Gen Y and Impact on Workplace How will digital natives impact the workplace? Even though I'm more like twenty-something times 2.5, Why did I go? by Connie Bensen.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

I picked up many tips and grabbed a copy of the book, which provides practical advice and examples that will get your nonprofit up to speed quickly in sharing stories with impact. This book provides a simple framework for measuring impact of a strategy used by a social sector organization.

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AUGUST 8, 2008

This panel will explore and discuss the impact of tools like Twitter, Qik, Utterz, Ustream, and more on current and future elections. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. With snacks!

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JUNE 19, 2009

At the same time, we would be creating projects that were more locally tailored and more specific and impactful, and allowed a community and a set of individuals to be able to repeat that process, and learn all of the important skills of how to create community change. The model that FORGE takes is really a long-term impact framework.

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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? It definitely has had an impact on the way that I have learned about myself and learned about my ability to fight and to fight back.

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APRIL 24, 2007

So arguably, through the Fair Trade coffee that they offer in their stores, which is called Cafe Estima, they're impacting the lives of tens of thousands of farmers in Latin America and in Africa, at a time when those farmers really need our help. Starbucks has become one of the top volume sellers of Fair Trade coffee in the country.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

Create something to tell us what kind of impact this has had for you, and share it with the community because those stories and artwork that people are sharing are what are inspiring people to sign up, and keep this movement growing. Cross-posted from BlogHer giving Cami Walker 29 Day Giving Challenge by Spirit River Studio.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Metrics in context connected to action - whether to improve a program already underway or evaluate impact. I asked a BlogHer personal branding session whether it was important to narrowly focus your topic to build audience. If anything, that's the most important thing about social media metrics or for any metrics.

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AUGUST 10, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. What nonprofit wasn't impacted by post 9/11 scrutiny? that, even if we can't always provide the desired answer, engaging in the right way at the right time is having an immediate impact. The question.

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