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Great reads from around the web on November 11th

Amy Sample Ward

In every one of our projects, a technology’s effects were wholly dependent on the intention and capacity of the people handling it. The success of PC projects in schools hinged on supportive administrators and dedicated teachers.

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Can Social Media Save Lives? Guest Post by Porter Gale

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Digital guru Gary Vaynerchuk , who has over 900,000 Twitter followers, is hosting a social media session Friday with Andy Smith , the author of The Dragonfly Effect on ‘socialchangeinabox.’ ’ The goal? To find a perfect match for Amit. Cheek swab parties and events are bubbling up from Berkeley to Ohio.

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What Do Good Books Did You Read in 2010?

Have Fun - Do Good

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin Be the Change: How Meditation Can Transform You and Your World by Ed and Deb Shapiro Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water by Maude Barlow Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad (..)

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Brainstorming with OpenIDEO to Save Lives

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Resonating with the central idea behind The Dragonfly Effect , we are using OpenIDEO’s open-innovation platform and social media tools to achieve our goal of getting one hundred thousand individuals into the National Bone Marrow Registry this year.

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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Dragonfly Effect by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith. This one of the best ever book parties for an amazing book that gives you quick and effective ways to use social media for social good. You can pick up a copy here. 9 The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon. You can pick up a copy here. You can read an online copy here.

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Easy Credit Card Payments for Your Nonprofit (Sharing the NTC Bookstore Experience)

NTEN

Oh, and it's not too late to purchase the books we had for sale at the NTC: 2011 NTC Bookstore Merchanise List Open Community Open Leadership Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission Internet Management for Nonprofits Brandraising Nonprofit Marketing Guide The Networked Nonprofit Social Media Nonprofit #Tweet The Dragonfly Effect Technology at the (..)

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The Dragonfly Effect: Win A Copy, Leave A Comment, Swab Your Cheek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to be included in the line up of the invited guests , but also to be exposed to many of the concepts and case studies that are in her new book, The Dragonfly Effect. It also helped students learn the process of a rapid prototype experiment that has viral effects, can be measured, and improved with reflection.

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