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My 10 Second Bio

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Mocha Mama has launched a "You in 10 Seconds" meme for the bloggers attending the BlogHer Conference next week so that they can learn a tiny bit about each other. Even if you aren't going to BlogHer, you can still continue the meme. Here's my blurb: I grew up in Mystic, CT (the town Mystic Pizza was based on) and live in Oakland, CA.

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Blog Action Day: 4 Ways to Alleviate Poverty in Your Community

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For example, I live in Oakland, CA where according to an August 2008 Oakland Tribune article , 17.6% of Oakland residents are living in poverty. Eva Mendes Cross-posted from BlogHer BAD08 poverty blog volunteer giving circle donation

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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: Echoing Green, Jobs for Change, Julia Cameron and 29 Gifts

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LINK LOVE Bay Area folks, join me November 15th for Jennifer Lee's Right-Brain Business Plan Workshop in Oakland. 10 Tips for an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Facebook Fan Page by Beth Kanter on BlogHer. It's been a been a busy few weeks! Early registration deadline is Nov.

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13 Causes I'd Give to If Friday the 13th Was My Lucky Day

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People's Grocery Mission: "Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community." Cross-posted from BlogHer. People's Grocery blog, Brahm's Blog. Mission: "Spot.Us is a nonprofit project of the Center for Media Change. What causes are close to your heart?

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Funding Personal and Social Transformation: Paula Sammons, Seasons Fund

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Groups like Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice located in Oakland, California, working on the front lines of the reproductive justice movement. Cross posted from BlogHer. We fund personal development work that increases organizational effectiveness and encourages strong leadership. philanthropy activism nonprofit spirituality

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Accessing sustainable food is easier with for mobile access to databases (Seafood Watch), delivery of hyper local foods (Spud.com), online links for farmers and buyers (Roots of Change), and maps of food grown in your neighborhood (Forage Oakland). Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher.

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Solutionary Women: Mei-ying Ho

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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? SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland. We place ourselves in the social justice work here in the Bay Area as a training center.