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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After lunch, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO gave his perspective on the company’s philanthropy and corporate citizen activities and answered questions. Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. Leveraging Networks with Partnerships.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team." Frequently, they are simply bystanders.

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Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

It's a question whose answer eluded me from the day I registered eight months ago through the first few days of the conference this week. It was a broadening, inspirational experience that made me question my own interest and focus, which is so distinctly based in a world that presumes a certain level of education and consumption.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

Museum 2.0

They were a rich collection museum with some local history—they had many dolls, a famous toy collection. The question you have to ask is: who are the people who have issues with what they are doing? It’s a very good question. How can you change or adopt aspects of other types without losing your focus or mission?

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. She made it almost impossible for me not to look at those questions. Somehow that's never the question I get asked. I want to talk about this."

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