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BlogHers, Gender Blogging, and Linux Chix in Cambodia!

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Click To Play Here a round up of some the fabulous women Bloghers in Cambodia and Linux Chix that I met. David Saski from Global Voices summarized her presentation: Dee Dee's 10 minute introduction to why she blogs and what she got out of it put a big smile on my face. Dee Dee with the BlogHer bag! Good how to resource here ).

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The Dance Floor and The Balcony Social Media Training

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I just finished doing a training for Open Society Institute media and information coordinators on social media with colleague, David Sasaki , from Global Voices. I've known since 2005 and I realized that the last time I had seen him was in 2007 in Cambodia at the blogging conference and over an interesting dinner served by our hosts.

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Networked Nonprofit in Boston: A Story of Contrasts

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Organizational leaders are changing questions from “why bother with this?&# As I have been traveling around the country and speaking to nonprofits leaders, I ask the audience to this question, “What two words come to mind when you think about social media? Yet, there is still some resistance. I’m now an advisor ).

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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

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We connected through the "cambodia" tag on flickr because I was tracking it for Global Voices back in 2005. The first photo of hers from Cambodia was this one of the four monks crossing the street titled Abbey Road. Human Voice. Michaela is now director of online strategy for World Learning. Year round.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

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I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. .

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More Facebook and Nonprofits

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Right before I left for Cambodia, Ranger Rick's profile (the spokesperson for NWF) was deleted from Facebook because it was "fake" and the policy is that only individuals can set up profiles. If the door of political discourse is opened, then it is important that all voices have the opportunity to be heard. I'm catching up.

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More thoughts about Web 2.0 Adoption by Nonprofits

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There was almost universal frustration voiced about using outside technology consultants. My thoughts are still half-way around the world in Cambodia and, in the US, we don't have the added challenge of a slow Internet connection. In Cambodia, NGO staffers were eager to learn about Web 2.0 David Geilhufe says productize !

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