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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of October 25th).

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. International NGO Leadership. Just sign in to TechSoup and tell us in the comments section below. gender pay gap is currently at around 80 percent, but probably won't close until 2152. Progress to close the pay gap has slowed since 2000.

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RightsCon: The Promise and Peril of New Communications Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yet as other people have commented these are more like shopping malls (which though they feel like public spaces are privately owned), than town squares – where freedom of expression and expectations of privacy are circumscribed by corporate terms-of-service. and that phrase still sticks with me.

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Nonprofit? Really, is that the best name we can come up with?

ASU Lodestar Center

We discuss it in one of my graduate seminars, but a blog post is probably a good place to gather up people's reactions in the comments section. In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. Nonetheless, given its currency, NGO is a candidate. Really, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" 3) Partner with colleges and universities. Plan with other local NGOs and create an informal board of IT advisors.

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Blogging To Improve Cambodia's Environment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Born in Roxas City, known as the seafood capital of the Philippines, she graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in mass communications. My sister was working for an NGO as a volunteer agriculturist in Cambodia and encouraged me to take a job there. Tell us about your work in Cambodia with the NGO, Mlup Baitong.

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BlogHers, Gender Blogging, and Linux Chix in Cambodia!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DeeDee is also part of the team that brings Personal Information Technology Workshops to university campuses around the country, sharing tips about how to take advantage of the web. Learn more about the comments. Can someone please leave their names in the comments? Helped with her IT assignments.