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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. To encourage consumption of local information. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Ideal for organizing regional chapters, activists, or special events, Meetup makes it easy for nonprofits to organize supporters online to then meet up face-to-face offline.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org.

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70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. For me, that meant photography, which I have done since I was eight, and traveling, which I love. I thought, I have friends in academia who are taking sabbaticals, why can't I?

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. Whether you want to display your work on a local, national, or global map, this is a visually-compelling new way to tell your nonprofit’s story.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Ideal for organizing regional chapters, activists, or special events, Meetup makes it easy for nonprofits to organize supporters online to then meet up face-to-face offline.

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